How to protect your Mac from malware?
2022-07-12
Malware is a malicious software designed to gain unauthorised access into your Mac and cause damage to it. This is done to benefit the hackers in some way – whetherRead More →
New vulnerability on Mac provides full access to iCloud accounts, PayPal and more of the affected users, as well as granting access to their microphone, camera and screen. The greatest reward ever delivered by Apple
2022-01-26
This week, a young cybersecurity researcher demonstrated how to hack the webcams of Mac devices to leave the devices completely open to other attack variants. Ryan Pickren submitted his reportRead More →
Unpatched severe vulnerability with CVVS score of 7.7 in VMware’s Cloud Foundation, ESXi, Fusion and Workstation platforms
2022-01-07
Cybersecurity specialists report the detection of a critical vulnerability in some VMware products, including Cloud Foundation, Fusion and Workstation. According to the report, the successful exploitation of these flaws wouldRead More →
New Mac malware detected. Thousands of Apple users infected each day
2020-01-24
During 2019, network security specialists from Kaspersky issued reports on thousands of infections of Shlayer, a new Trojan family, managing to prevent attacks on one in ten Mac devices. AlthoughRead More →
Lazarus Group launches Mac malware for the first time
2018-08-25
The malware has been spread through a cryptocurrency exchange hack Lazarus Group, the North Korean hacker group responsible for the attack on Sony films a few years ago, has launched its firstRead More →
OSX/Proton spreading again through supply-chain attack
2017-10-20
During the last hours, ESET researchers noticed that Eltima, the makers of the Elmedia Player software, have been distributing a version of their application trojanized with the OSX/Proton malware on their official website.Read More →
Snake malware ported from Windows to Mac
2017-05-08
Snake, also known as Turla and Uroburos, is backdoor malware that has been around and infecting Windows systems since at least 2008. It is thought to be Russian governmental malwareRead More →
Word Document Spreads Macro Malware Targeting Both Windows and macOS
2017-03-23
After last month security researchers discovered the first-ever Word document spreading macro malware on macOS, last week, researchers from Fortinet spotted a Word document that contained macro scripts that distributedRead More →
Researchers Break MAC Address Randomization and Track 100% of Test Devices
2017-03-10
For many years, MAC Address Randomization was slated as the next big thing for protecting user privacy on the modern Internet. The standard, which works by deploying a new MACRead More →
This new Mac malware freezes your computer with email drafts
2017-01-06
A new form of malware is targeting Macs and launching denial-of-service attacks on users by creating multiple email drafts that crash the computer. The method is simple but devious. AccordingRead More →
Mozilla and Tor release urgent update for Firefox 0-day under active attack
2016-12-01
Critical code-execution flaw resides in Windows, Mac, and Linux. Patch now. Developers with both Mozilla and Tor have published browser updates that patch a critical Firefox vulnerability being actively exploitedRead More →
Adwind RAT Affects Macs, but It’s Almost Useless
2016-07-25
Adwind author still has a lot of work ahead of him. Security researchers have observed an instance of the Adwind RAT dropping a Mac payload for the first time, but despiteRead More →
How to Remove KeRanger Ransomware from Your Mac
2016-03-07
ome users might be able to remove KeRanger before it starts its encryption process and locks up all their files. Yesterday, the first ever fully functional ransomware family targeting Maccomputers hasRead More →
“Huge” number of Mac apps vulnerable to hijacking, and a fix is elusive
2016-02-10
Apps that use 3rd-party updater over insecure HTTP channels subject to MiTM attacks. Camtasia, uTorrent, and a large number of other Mac apps are susceptible to man-in-the-middle attacks that installRead More →
How to Hack into a Mac Without the Password
2015-12-21
Imagine this. Your girlfriend needs to type a very important report for her Accounting class but she forgot the password to her MacBook Pro. She tries and tries, but keepsRead More →
Support scams that plagued Windows users for years now target Mac customers
2015-10-21
Swindlers impersonate Apple service that remotely accesses user desktops. For years, scammers claiming that they’re “calling from Windows” have dialed up Microsoft customers and done their best to trick themRead More →
