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Arin Waichulis is a security writer for 9to5Mac and the Director of Social Media for the 9to5 family of sites (9to5Mac, Electrek, 9to5Google, DroneDJ, Space Explored, 9to5Toys).

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T-Mobile reportedly suffers from its third data breach in 12 months [Update: T-Mobile retailer]

T-Mobile third major leaked data breach hacked hacker

In more T-Mobile news surely to give you déjà, déjà, déjà vu, the company has reportedly fallen victim to its third data breach this year, with over 90GB of employee and customer information stolen. And if you aren’t keeping track, it’s the company’s eighth major breach since 2018…

Update: New information suggests the data breach doesn’t affect T-Mobile itself, but an independent T-Mobile retailer called ConnectivitySource. The data from the leak “is related to an independently owned authorized retailer,” T-Mobile told 9to5Mac. “T-Mobile’s employee data was not exposed.”

ConnectivitySource is one of the company’s largest authorized retailers and operates in 38 states across the US. Around 146,109 audio recordings of customers calling stores were also collected by the hackers, claims vx-underground.

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Five important iOS 17 security features coming to your iPhone this month

iOS 17 iPhone security and privacy features

Apple has officially announced that iOS 17 is coming to all users on September 18. And while we are getting a few great headliners like NameDrop and Live Voicemails, we also got a sneak peek at some neat security and privacy features coming to iPhone; including one that auto-deletes verification codes. Here are five I think are most important.

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Beware: Tricky phishing email targeting Twitter Blue subscribers with X rebranding confusion

Twitter’s abrupt rebrand to the letter X is leaving a lot of users confused about the direction of the platform. With this comes an opportunity for cybercriminals, who are now taking advantage of the chaos with some of the most clever phishing emails I’ve ever seen…

Update: Brevo (formally known as Sendinblue) has taken down the mailing list account used by the threat actors. In addition, a security engineer at Twitter confirmed that they are working to address the fake API account.

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Apple TV+ service outage causing ‘content unavailable’ error on Apple TV, iPhone app goes offline [U: Now Fixed]

Apple TV+

Update: Apple TV+ and Apple TV Channel’s System Status now show that the issue has been resolved. Apple reports that the outage lasted 1 hour 32 minutes, between 8:13 PM – 9:45 PM EST.

Apple TV+ and Apple TV Channels are suffering from widespread downtime this evening. The services appear to be down across the board for iOS devices and Mac. When attempting to open the Apple TV app, it may present a longer-than-usual loading icon and quickly go straight to your Library rather than the service.

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Best Apple product bracket: Vote on your pick for 2022 releases

As 2022 comes to a close, it’s no surprise that it’s been a busy year for Apple with many great hardware releases. The company debuted its Dynamic Island interactive notch, some killer new Macs, an M2 iPad Pro, and John Mayer’s new favorite smartwatch – Apple Watch Ultra.

In honor of all this new hardware and more, we created the Best Apple product release of 2022 bracket that’s now live on 9to5Mac’s Twitter.

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Elizabeth Holmes sentencing for Theranos scam happening today, but Apple TV+ portrayal up in the air

Elizabeth Holmes

Update: Elizabeth Holmes has been sentenced to 135 months (11.25 years) in prison. Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani’s sentencing is set for next month.

Former Silicon Valley star (and Steve Jobs wannabe), Elizabeth Holmes, has arrived at a federal courthouse in San Jose to await her sentencing hearing, which could likely be the final chapter in the ongoing saga of Theranos, a sham blood-testing technology company.

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Thinking about leaving Twitter? Here are the best alternatives

Amidst the layoffs, verification changes, notable executive departures, a fleeting ads business, and the undeniable dumpster fire that is Twitter right now, many users are seeking alternative platforms, and rightfully so. If you’re looking to do the same, you’re probably wondering: Can anything really replace Twitter?

While Twitter has numerous advantages, some of its best aspects can also be found elsewhere. I did some digging and found several compelling alternatives to the social network. Here were some of the best.

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