This week, as we are at Midsummer's Day, we look at the final nail in Adobe Flash's coffin, a new Chrome incognito mode feature, the UK's porn block, and a bunch of new malware.
Google Chrome 76 beta makes it harder to use Flash, easier to dodge paywalls (https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/13/18678388/google-chrome-76-beta-dark-mode-incognito-flash-paywall)
homestarrunner.com (http://homestarrunner.com)
Apple restricts online Apple Store access to newer versions of Safari and macOS (https://appleinsider.com/articles/19/06/14/apple-restricts-online-apple-store-access-to-newer-versions-of-safari-and-macos)
Josh misstated the NetMarketshare statistics (https://netmarketshare.com/operating-system-market-share.aspx?options=%7B%22filter%22%3A%7B%22%24and%22%3A%5B%7B%22deviceType%22%3A%7B%22%24in%22%3A%5B%22Desktop%2Flaptop%22%5D%7D%7D%5D%7D%2C%22dateLabel%22%3A%22Trend%22%2C%22attributes%22%3A%22share%22%2C%22group%22%3A%22platformVersion%22%2C%22sort%22%3A%7B%22share%22%3A-1%7D%2C%22id%22%3A%22platformsDesktopVersions%22%2C%22dateInterval%22%3A%22Monthly%22%2C%22dateStart%22%3A%222018-06%22%2C%22dateEnd%22%3A%222019-05%22%2C%22segments%22%3A%22-1000%22%7D). By default, they show the market share over the course of a year, so given that macOS Mojave hasn't yet been out a year, the results are skewed. With updated statistics - from April to May of this year (https://netmarketshare.com/operating-system-market-share.aspx?options=%7B%22filter%22%3A%7B%22%24and%22%3A%5B%7B%22deviceType%22%3A%7B%22%24in%22%3A%5B%22Desktop%2Flaptop%22%5D%7D%7D%5D%7D%2C%22dateLabel%22%3A%22Custom%22%2C%22attributes%22%3A%22share%22%2C%22group%22%3A%22platformVersion%22%2C%22sort%22%3A%7B%22share%22%3A-1%7D%2C%22id%22%3A%22platformsDesktopVersions%22%2C%22dateInterval%22%3A%22Monthly%22%2C%22dateStart%22%3A%222019-04%22%2C%22dateEnd%22%3A%222019-05%22%2C%22segments%22%3A%22-1000%22%7D) - macOS 10.14 usage is 250% of that of macOS 10.13.
Cellebrite Now Says It Can Unlock Any iPhone for Cops (https://www.wired.com/story/cellebrite-ufed-ios-12-iphone-hack-android/)
Forbes: UK Porn Block Is Just The Privacy Risk You'd Expect (http://www.forbes.com/sites/emmawoollacott/2019/06/14/uk-porn-block-is-just-the-privacy-risk-youd-expect/)
In-the-wild security vulnerability fixed in Firefox 67.0.3 & Firefox ESR 60.7.1 (https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/security/advisories/mfsa2019-18/)
OSX/Linker malware found in the wild exploiting recently exposed zero-day Mac vulnerability
LoudMiner, aka Bird Miner: Cross-platform cryptocurrency mining malware in cracked VST software
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