Categories
Apple Developer Hack macOS Malware News privacy security

“OSX.EvilQuest” malware/ransomware located in the wild, fixes available

Another reason not to trust heavily in pirated software. Per Thomas Reed of Malwarebytes, a new piece of macOS ransomware has been located online. The software, termed “OSX.EvilQuest,” poses as a Google Software Update app, and was found inside a pirated Mac tool called Little Snitch. Another one was found in DJ software Mixed In Key 8. […]

Categories
Apple conference Developer Hack iCloud iOS macOS Malware News privacy security TvOS watchOS

Apple boosts bug bounty program, offers greater rewards for locating critical security vulnerabilities ahead of time

If you want the good stuff, you’ve got to pay for it. Apple has introduced an expanded bug bounty program that covers macOS, tvOS, iCloud, and iOS over at the Black Hat hacker conference in Las Vegas and hosted by head of security engineering Ivan Krstić. The company first introduced its bug bounty program for […]

Categories
Hack Mac Malware News security Software Windows

Critical update for Flash released

Earlier it was Java, now it has been discovered that Adobe’s Flash software also has a vulnerability that gives complete control over compromised systems to hackers. This vulnerability, fixed in the just released version 12.0.0.44, affects Adobe Flash Player 12.0.0.43 and earlier versions for Windows and Macintosh and Adobe Flash Player 11.2.202.335 and earlier versions for Linux, although […]

Categories
Announcement Apple Desktop Mac Hack Mac Malware OS X security Software

New malicious Java app aims to infect Mac and Linux systems

It’s a long held belief that unless you are using the Windows platform, you are more or less immune to the average virus, trojan, or hack that you might encounter out in the wilds of the internet. There is some truth to the notion that Windows is more vulnerable to attacks, but there really is […]