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Maria Diaz/ZDNETTwo weeks ago, reports began appearing of an unusual iPhone and iPad bug. Following Apple’s iOS 17.5 and iPadOS 17.5 updates, photos that users had deleted years earlier were resurfacing, even on devices that users had wiped clean.Last week, Apple issued a patch, which the company said “provides important bug fixes and addresses a rare issue where photos that experienced database corruption could reappear in the Photos library even if they were deleted.” The bug only affected a small number of users and a small number of photos, Apple said, but for those users, it was pretty unsettling.Also: How to transfer data from Android to an iPhone: 2 quick and simple waysWhile Apple initially blamed the issue on “database corruption,” the company is now explaining more precisely what caused the problem.Speaking to 9to5Mac, Apple elaborated that the issue wasn’t with iCloud Photos, but with the databases on the devices themselves. In short, the restored photos were ones not synced to the cloud. When a device was restored from a backup — or from a device-to-device transfer — some of those photos were restored as well (from the device backup, not from iCloud).  More

Yuichiro Chino/Getty Images The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has slapped the Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) with a $10 million fine for failing to promptly notify its subsidiaries, including the New York Stock Exchange, about a cybersecurity breach. The US-based operator of financial exchanges and clearinghouses has agreed to pay the fine, the SEC said […] More

Jack Wallen/ZDNETFirefox is an outstanding choice for your default Android browser. It’s more secure than Chrome and offers an abundance of features. One such feature is extensions. That’s right, Firefox is one of the few mobile browsers that includes extensions and for anyone who’s come to rely on them, it’s a breath of fresh air.Also: How to create Android Routines (and a few of my favorites to get you started)Extensions boost the browser feature set to improve security, efficiency, and useability. I wanted to share with you the extensions I’ve found to be must-haves for anyone using Firefox on Android. More

Sabrina Ortiz/ZDNETOn Monday, alongside a host of new PCs powered by Copilot, Microsoft revealed new security features for Windows 11. “We’ve not only built new security features into Windows 11, but we’ve also doubled down on security features that will be turned on by default,” the company explained in a blog.  Also: Every Copilot+ PC Microsoft just announced to take on Apple’s M3 MacBooksIt’s a critical time for cybersecurity to stay at the cutting edge. According to Microsoft’s own research, password attacks have increased 3,378% to more than 4,000 per second since 2015. By upgrading both hardware and software and gearing the features toward developers, the company aims to make Windows safer at the enterprise and individual level.  Hardware improvements  To start, Microsoft is enhancing “out of the box” hardware security by making sure all Copilot+ PCs will be Secured-core devices, according to the release. “Secured-core PCs provide advanced firmware safeguards and dynamic root-of-trust measurement to help protect from chip to cloud,” the blog states. More

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d3sign/Getty Images Last week, users over on Reddit began reporting a peculiar issue with iPhones and iPads that have been updated to iOS 17.5/iPadOS 17.5: Devices were mysteriously resurrecting old photos that had previously been deleted. And this glitch could potentially lead to embarrassing situations, as personal and sensitive images users believed were gone for […] More

BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images Earlier this month, Apple and Google rolled out enhanced privacy features that monitor Bluetooth-enabled tracking devices to iOS and Android users. These features will alert users if someone else’s AirTag, Find My Device network-compatible tracker tag, or other industry specification-compatible Bluetooth tracker is moving with them.  Also: The best AirTag accessories you can buy But […] More

Paul Souders/Getty Images In a new white paper, Vendor Kernels, Bugs and Stability, the infrastructure software and Rocky Linux company CIQ presents a compelling argument that Linux vendor kernels are plagued with security vulnerabilities due to the flawed engineering processes that backport fixes.  Also: The top three Linux 6.9 kernel upgrades While this may shock […] More