Time for Samsung users to switch to iPhone?  It’s a scary headline that random pics from your phone can be sent to random people in your contacts.  Still scary that you don’t know unless that person tells you.  I would consider this a HUGE security issue.  Many people keep confidential information in their phone as pics, including things like credit cards or passwords, not to mention personal pics.

  Protect the nudes

Source: Samsung phones are spontaneously texting users’ photos to random contacts without their permission – The Verge

Teams of software experts have discovered a bug in both Intel and AMD processors that can allow malicious code access to confidential information.  Some patches are currently available, but not all aspects are fixable at the moment.  This issue is serious and effects Microsoft Windows, Apple MacOS and Linux as well as as mobile devices Apple iOS and Google ChromeBooks.  Basically anything with an Intel or AMD effected CPU. Keep up to date on your patches, Retire old Out of Service Operating systems.  Yes people are still using XP, 2003, etc. It’s time for them to go away finally.  No patches will come out for older OS making them just huge targets. Keep your OS and AV up to date or just ask us about RMM and WebRoot. Read more in the links below. https://www.pcworld.com/article/3245606/security/intel-x86-cpu-kernel-bug-faq-how-it-affects-pc-mac.html http://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/01/04/intel_amd_arm_cpu_vulnerability/  

Google is working to patch a hole that allowed over 300K Users to receive malware on their devices.  The patch may be another 3 weeks away though.  So, Android users beware!   Read more on the Register here: Google to patch Chrome mobile hole after bank trojan hits 318k users