Source: Harry Guinness, HowToGeek.com, February 1, 2018 iCloud Photo Library is one of those features that just works: take a photo or video on your iPhone, and in a few moments it’s available on all your Apple devices. It’s not, however, great if you have a low data cap. In iOS 10 and earlier, iCloud Photo… Continue reading How to Stop iCloud Photo Library From Using Your Cellular Data
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Ransomware alert issued by US and Canada following recent attacks
Every week seems to bring news of another case of ransomware. It’s nasty stuff. Nasty enough that the US and Canada on Thursday issued a rare joint cyber alert warning about the recent surge in ransomware attacks, in which data is encrypted and crooks demand payment for it to be unlocked. The plague doesn’t appear to… Continue reading Ransomware alert issued by US and Canada following recent attacks
An iCloud scam that may be worse than ransomware
Ransomware – malicious software that encrypts your files and then demands payment to unlock them – has become a major scourge of the Windows world. Mac users just had their first brush with such threats last week, with the appearance of the KeRanger ransomware. However, shortly before KeRanger, I encountered a ransomware event in the Mac… Continue reading An iCloud scam that may be worse than ransomware