You can never be too careful with security, even on a Mac. Per AppleInsider, a trio of malicious macOS apps found online have been tied to North Korea. The report, which was published by Jamf Threat Labs, noted that the apps were developed using Google’s Flutter platform and feature names like “New Updates in Crypto […]
This probably isn’t the news Microsoft wanted. Per security firm Cisco Talos, no less than six Microsoft applications contain security vulnerabilities that could allow a hacker to “gain any privileges already granted to the affected Microsoft applications,” per a report by the security firm. The apps affected include Microsoft Excel, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams, and […]
Following up on the MacStealer software that surfaced for macOS earlier this year and was able to compromise iCloud Keychain passwords, credit card information, files, and more, a new malware called Atomic macOS Stealer is being sold as a service to malicious parties that may be more threatening. According to a report from Malwarebytes as […]
It never hurts to be careful with where you plug in your devices. The FBI has once again warned the public against using public USB ports to recharge an iPhone or iPad, with “juice jacking” attacks infecting mobile devices connected to the ports. While most people are familiar with malicious apps and online attacks being […]
Late Wednesday, Apple released macOS Ventura 13.0.1. The update features assorted bug fixes as well as a security update which addresses two security flaws that allowed arbitrary code execution on Mac. While the specific bug fixes weren’t listed, Apple offered the following notes as to the two security issues addressed with the update: libxml2 Available […]