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Critical iPhone security bug allows hackers to install spy apps without you ever knowing

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It’s common knowledge that the iPhone is safer than Android when it comes to certain hacks. But that doesn’t mean talented hackers can’t trick Apple’s operating system, and a new security bug seems to prove just that. The recently discovered issue might not affect a large number of users yet, but it has massive potential for hackers because of the way it operates: It fools the iPhone into downloading a malicious app that replicates an actual app on your phone that it then covertly replaces. The malicious app can then be used by hackers for various purposes without the iPhone user’s knowledge.

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Can you afford to not buy this 5-pack of high-speed micro USB cables for $10 on Amazon?

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You can never have too many charging cables. You lose them, they break, your cat chews on them, your freeloading roommate steals them… they always find a way to disappear when you need them most. For $9.99, pick up a 5-pack of high-speed, high quality micro USB cables on Amazon. A 4.5-star rating from 415 customer reviews can’t be wrong.

Aukey MicroUSB Charging Cables (5-pack, White), $9.99 with free Prime shipping

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Why do I still use Android?

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I can’t remember the last time I only carried one smartphone with me on a daily basis. My main handset has been an iPhone since the device first debuted in 2007, but even then I also had a Nokia or a BlackBerry phone with me at all times. As sleek and exciting as the iPhone was, there was just too much functionality it didn’t include, and I wanted it all.

Fast-forward to 2015, and I still almost always carry two phones with me. Right now my main phone is an iPhone 6, but there’s also typically an Android handset in my pocket waiting patiently to fill in the blanks.

The problem, however, is that I’m running out of blanks to fill.

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Pay TV stocks are getting hammered and it’s all thanks to cord cutters

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Cable companies love to call cord cutters an overhyped myth, but now these supposedly phantom TV fans are hurting the pay TV industry where it matters most. A new report in Nasdaq.com explains that major media companies have been taking a beating in their most recent earnings reports, which has spawned fears among investors that cord cutting is an irreversible trend that will permanently dent content providers’ ability to post ever-increasing profits.

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Apple’s iMessage encryption promises may have been false

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If you listen to Apple’s statements about protecting iMessage and FaceTime communications, you’d think Apple has the best encryption game in town. Not only that, but Apple isn’t playing ball with the government, as it’s looking to protect your data more than it wants to cooperate with intelligence agencies.

But a new report looking into the iPhone’s security measures that are supposed to protect your data suggests that everything we’ve been told about iMessage encryption may have been false in at least one aspect: Your data might only be safe if you’re not a suspect.

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