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Security researchers look into “Calisto” malware two years after it surfaces for the Mac

Roughly two years after their circulation, security researchers have discovered infections of macOS malware named “Calisto”. The malware was seemingly developed in 2016 and may have been a precursor to the “Proton” macOS trojan that started to circulate in 2017. Calisto functions as a trojan that takes the form of an unsigned DMG for Intego’s […]

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WWDC: Apple unveils forthcoming privacy, security protections for upcoming iOS 12, macOS 10.14 Mojave operating systems

Apple is addressing security concerns in both iOS 12 and macOS 10.14 Mojave and outlined a number of new protections at its Worldwide Developers Conference, which is taking place in San Jose, California this week. Among the new measures to be implemented is extending privacy protections to the camera, microphone, and other sensitive user data […]

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Yahoo discloses third data breach in six months

The hits just keep on coming. Yahoo today revealed a third major hack, wherein some 32 million accounts have been accessed by intruders over the past two years. These accounts are in addition to the accounts affected by the two data breaches the company had previously disclosed. The accounts were apparently compromised via forged cookie […]

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Yahoo discloses details of August 2013 hack, says more than one billion accounts compromised in effort

It doesn’t look good when half a billion of your company’s email accounts are hacked. And it looks a bit worse when a cool billion of them in total were hacked. Yahoo on Wednesday announced that it believes more than one billion Yahoo user accounts were compromised in a hack by an unauthorized third party […]

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Apple to offer refund for all purchases of Peace app

You don’t have to go through developer Marco Arment himself for a refund on the Peace app, Apple will send you a refund. As of now, Apple is refunding the money spent for the best-selling Peace content blocker app. The app was pulled by Arment two days after going online. “Apple notified me this afternoon […]