Security News

Mac-Focused Malvertising Campaign Abuses Google Firebase DBs
2019-03-20 21:20

Researchers said 1 million user sessions could have been exposed to the campaign, which downloads the Shlayer trojan.

Level up Mac security, and say game over to malware? System alerts plus Apple game engine equals infosec toolkit
2019-03-06 02:22

Wise Wardle waves wand, whacks wily worms which work without Windows RSA Infosec guru Patrick Wardle has found a novel way to attempt to detect and stop malware and vulnerability exploits on Macs...

Thunderclap: Apple Macs at risk from malicious Thunderbolt peripherals
2019-02-28 14:03

Researchers have revealed how malicious Thunderbolt and PCI Express (PCIe) peripherals could be used to compromise computers running macOS, Windows, Linux and FreeBSD.

Tens of millions more web accounts for sale after more sites hacked, Mac malware spreads via Windows.exe, and more
2019-02-18 05:02

Standby for a 'we woz haxx0ed' email from one of these sites this week... Roundup Let's kickstart your Monday with some lovely juicy computer security and screwups news, beyond what we reported last week.…

Windows App Caught Running on Mac, Installing Malware
2019-02-13 16:31

A Windows application was recently observed packing the ability to run on Macs and download and install malware on the target systems. read more

At least Sony offered a t-shirt, says macOS flaw finder: Bug bounties now for Macs if you want this 0-day, Apple
2019-02-07 01:41

Cupertino's tight-wads called out by fella who found password, private key leak Vid The bloke who found a password-spaffing bug in macOS says he won't divulge details on the flaw to Apple until...

New Mac Malware Targets Cookies to Steal From Cryptocurrency Wallets
2019-02-01 10:48

Mac users need to beware of a newly discovered piece of malware that steals their web browser cookies and credentials in an attempt to withdraw funds from their cryptocurrency exchange accounts....

Mac Malware Steals Browser Cookies, Sensitive Data
2019-01-31 15:48

A recently discovered piece of Mac malware is targeting browser cookies associated with mainstream cryptocurrency exchanges and wallet service websites, as well as personal user information, Palo...

New Mac malware steals cookies, cryptocurrency and computing power
2019-01-31 14:37

A new piece of Mac malware is looking to steal both the targets’ computing power and their cryptocurrency stash, Palo Alto Networks researchers warn. About the CookieMiner malware Dubbed...

Mac malware steals cryptocurrency exchange cookies, text messages for 2FA authentication
2019-01-31 14:25

The CookieMiner malware attempts to extract credentials for cryptocurrency wallets and exchanges, as well as stored password and credit card information.