I never leave for vacation without doing these 7 home security checks first
2026-07-16T08:52:11Z•017147b48ca5abdf645244e0d2d4428599f30195e739f59118dc09c772bdc17a
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What happened
ZDNet round-up highlights several actionable security items: Microsoft’s July Patch Tuesday fixes a record 570 Windows vulnerabilities (including three actively exploited zero‑days and 61 critical flaws) — apply updates immediately; a new macOS malware family named “CrashStealer” is in the wild, posing as Apple’s crash reporter and targeting user data, passwords, and crypto — investigate and update/scan macOS hosts; consumer/IoT risk reminders (home‑security checks, smart‑home device hardening) and tooling notes (Firewally for macOS app traffic monitoring, OpenVPN deployment choices). Also: AI
Why it matters
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Evidence and limitations
- Source ID
- zdnet_security
- Record identifier
- 017147b48ca5abdf645244e0d2d4428599f30195e739f59118dc09c772bdc17a
- Enrichment time
- 2026-07-16T08:52:11Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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