Category: mail

USPS will stop removing mail-sorting machines until after the election

[ad_1] This was part of a larger initiative to “strengthen the Postal Service” by Postmaster General Louis DeJoy, who joined the USPS in June after 35 years as an executive at a large supply-chain logistics company. DeJoy is a noted ally of President Donald Trump, who has been attempting to discredit the USPS ahead of […]

USPS appears to be retiring vital machines ahead of mail-in ballot surge

[ad_1] According to internal documents obtained by Vice’s technology site Motherboard, close to 15 percent of the organization’s machines will be taken out of service. That’s a total of 502 machines around the country, and USPS workers Motherboard spoke with said the move would “slow their ability to sort mail.” An earlier report by CNN […]

Apple said it found ‘no evidence’ that Mail users were hacked

[ad_1] ZecOps originally said that it found its evidence through digital clues left behind in iOS, adding that it couldn’t obtain proof in the form of messages as they had been deleted from targets’ phones. In a response to Apple’s statement, the company reiterated its stance that it had seen “triggers in-the-wild” for the exploit […]

Apple Mail for iPhone may be vulnerable to malware attacks

[ad_1] The problem, though, is that evidence is relatively difficult to find. ZecOps found its evidence through hints in iOS, and couldn’t obtain the malware as the messages had already been deleted. Jamf Software security researcher Patrick Wardle also told the WSJ that the evidence of ongoing attacks was “compelling,” but not authoritative. We’ve asked […]

Waymo’s self-driving vans will carry UPS packages in Phoenix

[ad_1] The program kicks off this quarter (that is, no later than March). Waymo had already grown its AutoNation deal to include a car part delivery test in 2019. UPS has been busy, too, having just ordered 10,000 electric trucks from Arrival for crewed deliveries. The two see this as part of a “long-term plan” […]

Apple’s latest iOS 13 update fixes Mail, background download glitches

[ad_1] Less than two weeks after the last iOS 13 update, Apple is back with another minor tweak, this time raising the version number to iOS 13.2.3. iOS 13.2 was the most recent major update, when it added support for Deep Fusion photography and the AirPods Pro last month. This one gives iPads and iPhones […]

Apple will fix macOS flaw exposing portions of encrypted emails

[ad_1] The vulnerability exists in at least the last four versions of macOS, ranging from Sierra to Catalina. This isn’t as glaring a flaw as it sounds. To be vulnerable, you’d have to use Mail, send encrypted messages from Mail and leave FileVault’s whole-drive encryption turned off. If you rely on a third-party email client […]