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Microsoft Reveals macOS Vulnerability that Bypasses Privacy Controls in Safari Browser
2024-10-18 05:42

Microsoft has disclosed details about a now-patched security flaw in Apple's Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) framework in macOS that has likely come under exploitation to get around a...

Microsoft Office 2024 now available for Windows and macOS users
2024-10-02 16:43

Microsoft has released Office 2024 for small businesses and consumers who want a standalone version without a Microsoft 365 subscription. [...]

ChatGPT macOS Flaw Could've Enabled Long-Term Spyware via Memory Function
2024-09-25 11:47

A now-patched security vulnerability in OpenAI's ChatGPT app for macOS could have made it possible for attackers to plant long-term persistent spyware into the artificial intelligence (AI) tool's...

Apple's latest macOS release is breaking security software, network connections
2024-09-23 00:50

PLUS: Payer of $75M ransom reportedly identified; Craigslist founder becomes security philanthropist, and more Infosec In Brief Something's wrong with macOS Sequoia, and it's breaking security...

macOS Sequoia change breaks networking for VPN, antivirus software
2024-09-20 15:45

Users of macOS 15 'Sequoia' are reporting network connection errors when using certain endpoint detection and response (EDR) or virtual private network (VPN) solutions, and web browsers. [...]

New Flaws in Microsoft macOS Apps Could Allow Hackers to Gain Unrestricted Access
2024-09-03 04:01

Eight vulnerabilities have been uncovered in Microsoft applications for macOS that an adversary could exploit to gain elevated privileges or access sensitive data by circumventing the operating...

macOS Version of HZ RAT Backdoor Targets Chinese Messaging App Users
2024-08-27 16:08

Users of Chinese instant messaging apps like DingTalk and WeChat are the target of an Apple macOS version of a backdoor named HZ RAT. The artifacts "almost exactly replicate the functionality of...

New macOS Malware "Cthulhu Stealer" Targets Apple Users' Data
2024-08-23 05:01

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new information stealer that's designed to target Apple macOS hosts and harvest a wide range of information, underscoring how threat actors are...

New macOS Malware TodoSwift Linked to North Korean Hacking Groups
2024-08-21 11:00

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a new macOS malware strain dubbed TodoSwift that they say exhibits commonalities with known malicious software used by North Korean hacking groups. "This application shares several behaviors with malware we've seen that originated in North Korea - specifically the threat actor known as BlueNoroff - such as KANDYKORN and RustBucket," Kandji security researcher Christopher Lopez said in an analysis.

Vulnerabilities in Microsoft macOS apps may give attackers access to microphone, camera
2024-08-20 10:35

Vulnerabilities in popular Microsoft apps for macOS can be abused by attackers to record video and audio clips, take pictures, access and exfiltrate data and send emails, Cisco Talos researchers have discovered. Library injection vulnerabilities in Microsoft apps for macOS. The flaws - CVE-2024-41138, CVE-2024-41145, CVE-2024-41159, CVE-2024-42004, CVE-2024-41165, CVE-2024-43106, CVE-2024-39804 and CVE-2024-42220 - have been found in Microsoft Teams, OneNote, Outlook, Word, Excel and Powerpoint for macOS. They allow attackers to inject specially crafted libraries so they can assume the vulnerable apps' entitlements and the permissions they've been granted by users.