A new strain of malware for the Mac has been noted as a hacking group out of China that identifies itself as “Storm Cloud” has released new malware known as GIMMICK. Security firm Volexity discovered the malware after retrieving it from the RAM of a MacBook Pro running macOS Big Sur 11.6. The device became […]
This is a bit strange. According to a discovery by Bleeping Computer, Intel’s 12th-gen chips don’t support Software Guard Extension (SGX), meaning the chips are unable to play Blu-ray disks in 4K resolution. An explanation was offered via Intel’s website: There is tremendous opportunity for application and solution developers to take charge of their data […]
If you have an older iOS device, this is going to come in handy. Apple on Monday released an iOS 12.5.4 security update for older iOS devices that patches three vulnerabilities, two of which may have already been exploited in the wild. The fixes focus on two WebKit vulnerabilities alongside a certificate vulnerability. The release […]
If you’re a developer using Xcode, you’ll need to be a little more careful for a while. A new backdoor piece of malware that aims to compromise Apple developers’ Macs with a trojanized Xcode project. This malware can record victims’ microphone, camera, keyboard, and also upload/download files. The first in the wild example of the […]
The Silver Sparrow malware is out in the wild. And no one quite seems to know what it does. Over the weekend, news surfaced of a mysterious new pieced of malware called “Silver Sparrow” that had infected 30,000 computers to date. There’s also a version of it built for the new M1-based Macs. To date, […]