Security News

Starbucks site slurped, Z-Wave locks clocked, mad Mac Monero mining malware and much more
2018-05-26 14:01

Some security bites for the long weekend Roundup While this week was dominated by news of a new Spectre variant, the VPNFilter botnet, and TalkTalk's badbad routersrouters, plenty of other stories...

Starbucks site slurped, Comcast keys clocked, mad Mac Monero mining malware and much more
2018-05-26 14:01

Some security bites for the long weekend Roundup While this week was dominated by news of a new Spectre variant, the VPNFilter botnet, and TalkTalk's badbad routersrouters, plenty of other stories...

Macs Infected With New Monero-Mining Malware
2018-05-24 14:11

Many Mac users reported in the past few weeks that a process named “mshelper” had been eating up a lot of CPU power and draining their batteries. It turns out that the process is associated with a...

Self-destructing messages received on 'Signal for Mac' can be recovered later
2018-05-09 16:18

It turns out that macOS client for the popular end-to-end encrypted messaging app Signal fails to properly delete disappearing (self-destructing) messages from the recipient's system, leaving the...

New Tool Detects Evil Maid Attacks on Mac Laptops
2018-04-25 07:25

A security researcher has developed a simple tool that helps Mac laptop owners detect unauthorized physical access to their device, also known as an evil maid attack, by monitoring its lid. read more

Forgot your Mac password? 3 ways to unlock startup disks encrypted with Apple's FileVault
2018-04-19 18:36

If you forget your Mac's login account password, you might not be able to access the data stored on a FileVault encrypted drive. Discover three methods for regaining access to your data.

Apple Plans to Replace Intel Chips in Macs with its Custom Designed CPUs
2018-04-03 10:13

In a major blow to Intel, Apple is reportedly planning to use its custom-designed ARM chips in Mac computers starting as early as 2020, ultimately replacing the Intel processors running on its...

Mac Software Mines Cryptocurrency in Exchange for Free Access to Premium Account
2018-03-13 09:18

Nothing comes for free, especially online. Would you be okay with allowing a few paid services to mine cryptocurrencies using your system instead of paying the subscription fee? Most free websites...

Apple fixes that “1 character to crash your Mac and iPhone” bug
2018-02-20 13:08

Given the ease of copying and pasting the treacherous "crash character" into a message, Apple needed to get a patch out quickly.

A Single-Character Message Can Crash Any Apple iPhone, iPad Or Mac
2018-02-16 07:18

Only a single character can crash your iPhone and block access to the Messaging app in iOS as well as popular apps like WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Outlook for iOS, and Gmail. First spotted by...