Makes it possible for an attacker to possibly decrypt email sent using PGP or S/MIME

The attack is called Efail and some of the flaws it exploits have been around for almost a decade.

In order for the attack to work the attacker first needs to have access to the original encrypted text of the the senders email.

That text is then embedded into unviewable parts of an email and combined it with HTML code.

HTML, is typically a link or image with the cipher text in the URL and the URL is coming from an attacker controlled server.

The recipients email client then receives and decrypts that hidden ciphertext and "errors" on the attacker-controlled server saving the decrypted text into the attacker servers error logs for retrieval.

It effects Apple Mail on Mac and iOS and Mozilla Thunderbird (likely other clients?)

If you are concerned about the attack the best thing to do is to stop suing PGP and SMIME from inside your Mail client.

Receive and send the ciphertext, but decrypt it outside your Mail client.

I would expect patches to come soon. Baffling that these things are not patched until they are publicly exposed.

AppleInsider also noted this week a new malware called 'mshelper' that popped up on Apple's support forums and on Reddit.

Can be a cause of high processor usage and fans running constantly.

You can check for it's existence on your system using the Activity monitor.

Seems to be a trojan, so as always be cautious about what apps you install and get them from legitimate sources

Installs a LaunchDsemon and file inside Application Support. `pplauncher`

A web service ironically called TeenSafe stored unencrypted account information for users and it was hacked.

The service claimed it was "a secure, encrypted way" for Parents to track their teens cell phone activities including messages and location data.

Oddly enough you had to disable 2-factor authentication on your teens device for the service to work.

over 10,000 records were compromised and they included iCloud logins, device identifiers and the email addresses of parents. no user generated content was exposed in the breach (photos, messages, location data). Though with the login of course you could access some of that via iCloud.

iPhone could get 'Fall' colors

An analyst at Rosenblatt Securities is thinking that Apple may bring back colors, like the had with the iPhone 5c, for the rumored LCD iPhone.

The idea would be to make that model even more distinct from the "flagship" models.

They say the colors would be "bright" and include blue, yellow, and pink options to appeal to the "younger" consumer market.

Considering 82 percent of teens in the US own and iPhone and 84 percent plan on their next phone being an iPhone, according to Piper Jaffery, appealing to that market is probably a good idea.

Why are the rumors about the iPhone SE so "hazy"

Mac Otakara says it's because Apple still designing it and there are many prototypes being considered.

Just like we discussed last week everything from an iPhone X-esque clone to just a glass-back and wireless charging.

I'm still in the latter camp due to the SE's price point and market position.

The one thing the latest report seems to confirm is that the SE 2 will not be here "soon", expect it with the rest of the line up in the Fall.

Cook acknowledges Apple's 'interest' in original content

Cook appeared on "The David Rubenstein Show" on Bloomberg Television and discussed a number of things from tariffs to immigration, but that's boring so we're gonna focus on what he said about entertainment.

He, for the first time publicly I think, confirmed that Apple is, "very interested in the content business" and that they will, "be playing in a way that is consistent with our (sic) brand,"

Not quite as definitive as we are making original content with some awesome Hollywood folks, but I'll take it.

He did conclude with, "We're not ready to give any details on it yet. But it's clearly an area of interest."

He also shared that Apple Music now has 50 million paid subscribers and that Apple is adding about 4 million new paid subscribers a month to the service.

One show not coming to an Apple TV service will be The Obamas

They had been looking to find a place to create shows about and Apple and Netflix were vying for the opportunity.

Netflix won. A multi-year deal to produce original films and series with President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama

Details of what the shows will be were not shared, but Netflix did say they could include both scripted and unscripted series, as well as documentaries, features, and more (so ANYTHING).

Apple is selling Home Pods

Despite what you might think from your non-Siri assistant loving friends

Strategy Analytics has done their thing and analyzed the first quarter sales of HomePod and they think Apple may have sold as many as 600,000

May not seem like a lot, but it's not a bad start and Apple is historically good about having a slow start and then quickly ramping up and dominating.

If accurate that means in just a few months Apple has captured about 6 percent of the global smart speaker market with the speaking being available in just three countries.

The HomePod is also in it's own league as a "smart speaker" and more of a high end speaker with "smart" features.

There is a rumor of Apple looking at producing a "cheaper" USD $199 HomePod under the Beats brand

More likely this is an updated Beats speaker with AirPlay 2 support (something Apple has already said is coming).

The rumors that Siri will give you the scoop on WWDC is wrong.

Looks like a developer forgot to remove last years witty responses to "Tell me about WWDC"

“La la la, Siri is getting a brand new voice!”

“I’m gonna have a shiny new home! Well, not really shiny, more meshy and matte…”