Episodes

  • Checklist 373 - Change We Can’t Believe In
    Apr 26 2024

    We are looking at the recent Change Healthcare hack that may have exposed info on half of the people in the U.S. HALF! Then - an iPhone scam that is notable for its simplicity and brazenness. Don’t try THAT at home. Try Checklist No. 373, brought to you by SecureMac!

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    SecureMac.com/Checklist

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    Checklist@Securemac.com

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    18 mins
  • Checklist 372 - A Roku Breach and a Doubtful Exploit
    Apr 19 2024

    Over half-a-million Roku accounts were compromised recently. We’ll look at what’s being done, and ways to keep your accounts safe. Plus - talk of a scary iPhone exploit that probably doesn’t exits. That’s all on Checklist No. 372, brought to you by SecureMac.

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    20 mins
  • Checklist 371 - AI and (Probably) Pegasus Re-Revisited
    Apr 12 2024

    More news of AI tools and shenanigans powered by AI tools. It is an election year, after all. Also - Apple’s let people in 92 countries know that somebody’s trying to take over their iPhones. It is an election year, after all. We’ll tell you more on Checklist No. 371, brought to you by SecureMac.

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    18 mins
  • Checklist 370 - The New Old AT&T Data Disaster
    Apr 5 2024

    After months of romance scams and AI worries - there is something refreshing about a simple data breach story. Not comforting, just understandable.

    Somehow sensitive info on over 70-million past and current customers of AT&T has ended up floating around the internet - for maybe as many as six years.

    What do we know? And what can you do? Find out on this edition of The Checklist, brought to you by SecureMac.

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    17 mins
  • Checklist 369 - Tax Scams and Password Attacks
    Mar 29 2024

    It’s tax season and, unlike the Valentine’s Day shows, we thought we’d do this year’s tax show before taxes are due. On today’s episode, several tax scams of which the IRS wants you to beware. Plus - have you heard about the phony password reset requests hitting Apple device owners? We’ll hit it all on this edition of The Checklist brought to you by SecureMac.

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    17 mins
  • Checklist 368 - Love 2.0 Hurts
    Mar 22 2024

    Remember those organized crime driven romance scams we talked about last week? The organized crime part is no joke - we’ll tell you more. Plus a story that shows ANYONE could fall victim to a romance scam, and the bugs abounding in the latest macOS Sonoma update. That’s all on Checklist No. 368 - brought to you by SecureMac.

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    17 mins
  • Checklist 367 - Love 2.0 Stinks
    Mar 15 2024

    The world of online dating has scammers using A.I. to steal your heart - so they can steal your money and personal info. We’ll talk about ways to avoid those scams. Think a digital dalliance with a chatbot is safer? The Mozilla Foundation disagrees. We’ll tell you why on Checklist No. 367 - brought to you by SecureMac.

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    17 mins
  • Checklist 366 - Don’t Be THAT Guy
    Mar 8 2024

    A look at the security side of Apple’s latest OS updates, inexpensive and insecure video doorbells, and the security dangers of being THAT guy: That’s all on Checklist No. 366 - brought to you by SecureMac.

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    SecureMac.com/Checklist

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    Checklist@Securemac.com

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    21 mins