Apple did what?!

Published about 2 months ago • 1 min read

June 2026

Apple did What?

Agentic AI + Security = ???

Apple made a bunch of announcements last week, most of it related to their upgraded Siri AI. In the middle of all that, they quietly shared a new Apple Passwords feature that was, well...it was interesting. It represents a HUGE shift, and you'll want to learn how it works.

You Won't Believe What Apple Just Announced

Apple Security Tips

If you missed it a few weeks ago, I published a video explaining some of my favorite iPhone security tips that NOBODY tells you about. If you use an iPhone, definitely check it out:

Learn Little-Known Apple Security Hacks

This Week in Privacy News

What is "Agentjacking"?

Cybersecurity researchers have described what they say is a new class of attack that can trick artificial intelligence coding agents into running arbitrary code on developer machines. It's a new form of attack called "agentjacking".

--> Thehackernews.com/2026/06/agentjacking-attack-tricks-ai-coding.html

Obama's Instagram Account Hacked (using AI)

The Instagram accounts for the Obama White House and the Chief Master Sergeant of the U.S. Space Force were briefly defaced with pro-Iranian images and messages over the weekend, after instructions began circulating on Telegram showing how to trick Meta’s “AI support assistant” bot into resetting account passwords.

--> Krebsonsecurity.com/2026/06/hackers-used-metas-ai-support-bot-to-seize-instagram-accounts/

How to Spot a CAPTCHA Scam

The FTC is getting reports about a new phishing scam that looks a lot like the CAPTCHA requests you might be used to seeing. Real CAPTCHAs give you image- or text-based tasks to prove you’re not a robot — something like typing letters and numbers exactly as they appear, or matching pictures of things like fire hydrants or traffic lights. Here’s how the fake CAPTCHA requests happen…

--> Consumer.ftc.gov/consumer-alerts/2026/06/how-spot-captcha-scam

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