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    Passwords compromised - yellow bar reveals new password

    Urgent: Unexpected Password Visibility Across All Websites I'm experiencing a concerning security issue and I'm hoping someone here might have encountered it before or can offer some advice. - When entering or updating passwords on ANY website, the password is being revealed in a yellow bar. -...
  2. thenebular

    Still Trying to get Cube internal DAC working

    I need help. I have no idea where to go to learn how to get to the next steps at getting the internal DAC on the G4 cube working. I need resources. Firstly, documentation on how to program for the Cube chipset and openfirmware. Then how to disassemble the cube firmware that's available online...
  3. sjbeau

    Excessive data reads/writes

    Hi... I am new to this forum and definitely not a geek. However I watch my activity monitor consistently and have noticed the disc reads/writes are sooo fast, to the tune of 30GB+ in 36 hours. Is that normal? I can't find anyone whose iMac or MBP can go that fast. And for what reason? CPU usage...
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    Kali Linux

    So, I'm not exactly sure how to find out which version of Kali Linux I'm running, as it is being that I'm running it through VMware Fusion Pro, Quick Shout-out to the DOPEST Virtual Machine tool currently developed. All I wanted to say is....WOW, If I had known on how much hacking I was missing...
  5. christiann

    Project G3: Getting Leopard on an Unsupported Mac

    Happy 2023! Welcome to the community WikiPost. We will be discussing OS X Leopard on G3’s (and G4’s). As of early 2023, the guide is “active”. The content has been updated, however, we are still looking for someone to finish the shell script to automate the install. [/SPOILER] If you want...
  6. theramajor

    Is my Mac hacked?

    The fans on my MPB were spooling up pretty fast so I checked Activity Monitor to see what's going on. I noticed something called 'deleted.' This is what I found: cwd / txt /System/Library/PrivateFrameworks/CacheDelete.framework/deleted txt /Library/Preferences/Logging/.plist-cache.r8vMFLPr...
  7. ipedro

    Home The Withings Aura Abandonware Club

    Anybody purchase a Withings Aura way back when it was promised to deliver features like IFTTT that integrate with the smart home, only to have Withings continuously break promises and then discontinue the device altogether while releasing a new device — the Withings Sleep — with the promised...
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    iPhone Jail broken version 11.3

    i would like some insight or instructions on installing Tor and exactly what capabilities I have with Tor besides searching through .onion sites ... I have an iPhone 7 version 11.3 Jailbroken and I have already installed Tor from Cydia , but I’m lost on what to do next . Any help would greatly...
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    Looking to move mid-2010 MacBook Pro 13" to mid-2010 MBP 15" unibody

    Hi All, I've done some Googling on this subject and come up short. Long story short, I own a 13" mid-2010 MacBook Pro. I came across a 15" mid-2010 MacBook Pro unibody and screen. As a result, I'd like to benefit from the bigger real estate on the 15" screen and 'hack' the 13" to fit into...
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    iPhone 7/Plus iPhone analytics

    Hi all, Some technical advice please. Running iOS 11.3. I’m pretty security conscious and therefore took to disabling location services in my settings for all apps bar find my iPhone and sos. I also uninstalled Maps and other system apps which I rarely used. I don’t have many other apps bar...
  11. You are the One

    General Cellebrite claims they cracked Apples iOS/iPhone security system

    The Israeli company offers unlocking and decryption of Apple iOS devices and operating systems, including iPhone, iPad, iPad mini, iPad Pro and iPod touch, running iOS 5 to iOS 11. Unless they are blatantly lying, they basically own the iOS/iPhone security infrastructure and system. If that is...
  12. nutrifreak

    My Photobooth Library vanished. Need help finding it !

    When i opened the app it said chose an existing library or create a new one. i didnt have a backup i tried everything to find it , used apps like disc drill to see if it was deleted. but cannot find the pictures or the videos i took. is this a normal issue ?
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    [Brainstorm] Frankenstein machine?

    Hi Macrumors, In my account's tradition of coming to you with bizarre hardware questions, I've got another pickle for the community. I currently have 4 semi-dead machines lying around: - White Macbook, late 2009. The keyboard and trackpad are dead. Despite having some fluid spilled on them...