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| | | Info Stealing Android Apps Can Grab One Time Passwords to Evade 2FA Protections | | ZDNet | Malicious Android apps have been uncovered which are able to access one-time passwords (OTPs) in order to bypass two-factor authentication (2FA) security mechanisms. Researchers from ESET said on Thursday that the apps impersonated a cryptocurrency exchange based in Turkey, known as BtcTurk, and were available for download in Google Play. | | Google’s Safe Browsing Service Gets Its Own Chrome Extension | | VentureBeat | Google yesterday released the Suspicious Site Reporter Extension. As its name implies, the extension lets users report suspicious sites to Google’s Safe Browsing service. Google also highlighted that Chrome recently started warning users about sites with deceptive URLs. | | iOS 13 Will Remind You to Cancel Those Bloodsucking Subscriptions | | Gizmodo | Competition is great for the consumer, but it also means you end up having to keep tabs on umpteen different subscriptions for services like streaming music, movies, and even games. In an effort to ensure none of them get forgotten along the way, it appears as if iOS 13 will include some handy reminders about who you’re automatically paying every month. | | Google’s Ninth Attempt at a Messaging Service Will Be Based on RCS | | Ars Technica | It's time for the annual reshuffling of Google's messaging strategy! The latest news comes to us via The Verge, which has a big feature detailing Google Messaging Strategy 2019: taking RCS back from the carriers. Google now wants to run an RCS service (an upgrade to the aging SMS system) itself, with the service first launching in France and the UK later this month. RCS will be something like Google's ninth instant messaging platform, after Google Talk, Google Voice, Google Buzz, Google+ Messenger, Hangouts, Spaces, Allo, and Hangouts Chat. |
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| | | How to Run Mac Apps on Windows 10 | | MakeUseOf | Have you ever found a piece of amazing software, only to realize it is Mac-only? With such a vast range of software available for Windows machines, it is a rarity. But, at times, there are just some apps that are better on macOS. If you have a Windows 10 system, there are very few ways you can run Mac apps on your device. However, it isn’t impossible. Here’s how you run Mac apps on your Windows 10 machine, for free. | | 7 Uses for a USB Stick You Didn’t Know About | | MakeUseOf | We’ve all used USB sticks to transport files between computers and back up our files, but there are other cool things you can do with a USB stick. You can use one to lock and unlock your computer—just like in the movies. You can also use a USB flash drive to quickly connect to a wireless network on all your PCs, increase your computer’s performance, or even run a web server—directly from the USB stick itself. Here are several surprising ways you can use a USB flash drive. |
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