FTP

A security-focused write-up reports that a MacBook returned from an Apple Store device firmware update (DFU) came back with passive FTP enabled in the background, with no graphical interface to turn it off. The author says the setting survived the store reset and documents other post-reset observations, raising questions about what configuration Apple applies during service and how much control users have over it.

A Mac user reports that passive FTP remains enabled in the background, with no graphical interface to disable it, even after an Apple Store performed a full DFU restore of a MacBook. The finding suggests Apple's devices run this legacy service without user-facing controls, and that a complete store-level reset does not remove it. Readers are debating what else may persist through resets and what that means for privacy and system control.

The NFL has flexed the Week 5 matchup between the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers into an afternoon broadcast slot, a scheduling change that puts Caleb Williams and the Bears in a higher-profile window against their division rivals. Fans are reacting with mockery and rivalry banter, with many Packers supporters using the moment to taunt Chicago ahead of the NFC North clash.

A medium-severity vulnerability, EUVD-2026-89199, has been catalogued in Eclipse Foundation's NetX Duo embedded network stack. Rated 6.0 out of 10 under CVSS v3.1, the flaw lies in the FTP component, where passive data connections are not bound to the authenticated control peer, potentially allowing session mixing. The entry was updated on 29 September 2026 via the EU vulnerability database maintained by ENISA.