Flash, Incognito Mode, Porn, and a Malware Extravaganza

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


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• Apple restricts online Apple Store access to newer versions of Safari and macOS


• Josh misstated the NetMarketshare statistics. 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 - macOS 10.14 usage is 250% of that of macOS 10.13.


• Cellebrite Now Says It Can Unlock Any iPhone for Cops


• Forbes: UK Porn Block Is Just The Privacy Risk You'd Expect


• In-the-wild security vulnerability fixed in Firefox 67.0.3 & Firefox ESR 60.7.1


• 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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