Security News
A week after July's Patch Tuesday, Adobe has released out-of-band security updates for vulnerabilities in four of its products - and most of them are considered to be critical in severity. The patch batch includes five critical bugs in Photoshop for both Windows and macOS allowing for code execution.
Mac users are being targeted by trojanized cryptocurrency trading apps, which once downloaded actually drain victims' cryptocurrency wallets, researchers warn. The actors behind the campaign used websites that copy Kattana's legitimate website to convince unwitting cryptocurrency enthusiasts to download the fake apps.
The developers of the Mac malware named ThiefQuest continue to improve their creation and researchers noticed that the latest versions of the threat no longer include ransomware functionality. Security experts noticed that the ransomware functionality was incomplete and the main goal of the malware was likely not to help threat actors make a profit from the ransom paid by victims.
Security researchers at ESET have identified a new campaign targeting Mac users with trojanized cryptocurrency trading apps designed to deliver the GMERA malware. Previous attacks involving this malware family were observed leveraging malicious versions of the trading app Stockfolio, and security researchers also associated the GMERA Trojan with the activities of North Korean hackers.
For the protection of our customers, Apple doesn't disclose, discuss or confirm security issues until an investigation has occurred and patches or releases are generally available. Of course, we know now that Apple did know about the Vim issue mentioned above, and has patched it at last, so any users who were wondering about it can now scratch that one off their list of concerns.
There's a new ransomware for the Mac called ThiefQuest or EvilQuest. It's a good reminder to get your software from trustworthy sources, like developers whose code is "Signed" by Apple to prove its legitimacy, or from Apple's App Store itself.
Researchers have discovered a new Mac malware that encrypts files on compromised systems like a piece of ransomware, but also allows its operators to steal data and take full control of an infected device. Initially named EvilQuest, the malware was later renamed ThiefQuest to avoid confusion as EvilQuest is the name of a video game.
The new malware sample discovered this week, dubbed EvilQuest by security researchers, may be ushering in a new class of Mac malware, according to Thomas Reed, director of Mac and mobile with Malwarebytes. We're chatting today about Mac threats and one particular Mac targeting malware that was discovered just this week.
Security bods are sounding the alarm following the discovery of a rare brand-new strain of Mac ransomware. The team at infosec outfit Malwarebytes told The Register on Tuesday the malware is the first new piece of macOS ransomware it has detected in the past four years.
A rare new ransomware strain targeting macOS users has been discovered, called EvilQuest. While Devadoss found the ransomware purporting to be a Google Software Update package, Wardle inspected a ransomware sample that was being distributed via a pirated version of "Mixed In Key 8," which is software that helps DJs mix their songs.