Security News

Flaw in Sparkle Updater for Mac opens users of popular apps to system compromise (Help Net Security)
2016-02-10 13:34

A security engineer has recently discovered a serious vulnerability in Sparkle, the widely used open source software update framework for Mac applications, that could be exploited by attackers to moun...

Scareware Campaign Targets Mac OS X Machines (Threatpost)
2016-02-05 16:31

The SANS Institute has discovered a scareware campaign targeting Mac OS X machines using an installer signed with a legitimate Apple developer certificate.

Mac users beware! Scareware hides behind fake Flash Player update (Help Net Security)
2016-02-05 12:16

Mac users are being targeted by scareware peddlers, warns SANS ISC CTO Johannes Ullrich. The malware is delivered in the form of a Flash Player update. The attack starts on Facebook, where potentia...