There’s no avoiding it: There’s malware out there for the Mac, and you have to be careful. That being said, groups of hackers have begun using fake software updates to distribute malware. Researchers have identified two new threat actors, TA2726 and TA2727, who are using web injection campaigns to deliver malware. The updates are often […]
As nifty as Apple’s USB-C protocol might be, a security researcher just exposed a potential security issue. The issue, if exploited, could allow for new iPhone jailbreaks as well as other security issues. Revealed at the 38th Chaos Communication Congress in December, with information only being revealed to the public in January, researcher Thomas Roth […]
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 […]