Security News

Warning: New Undetectable DNS Hijacking Malware Targeting Apple macOS Users
2018-01-12 17:48

A security researcher has revealed details of a new piece of undetectable malware targeting Apple's Mac computers—reportedly first macOS malware of 2018. Dubbed OSX/MaMi, an unsigned Mach-O 64-bit...

Alleged Fruitfly macOS spyware author indicted
2018-01-11 20:53

The mystery of the Fruitfly macOS malware has apparently been solved: a 28-year-old man from Ohio has been charged on Wednesday of allegedly creating and installing the malware on thousands of...

Bogus Passwords Can Unlock AppStore Preferences in macOS
2018-01-11 18:16

A security vulnerability impacting macOS High Sierra allows admins to unlock the AppStore Preferences in System Preferences by providing any password. read more

macOS Malware Creator Charged With Spying on Thousands of PCs Over 13 Years
2018-01-11 10:18

The U.S. Justice Department unsealed 16-count indictment charges on Wednesday against a computer programmer from Ohio who is accused of creating and installing spyware on thousands of computers...

[Bug] macOS High Sierra App Store Preferences Can Be Unlocked Without a Password
2018-01-11 08:18

Yet another password vulnerability has been uncovered in macOS High Sierra, which unlocks App Store System Preferences with any password (or no password at all). A new password bug has been...

Apple Releases Spectre Patches for Safari, macOS and iOS
2018-01-08 21:57

Apple releases patches addressing the Spectre vulnerability impacting its macOS, iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

Apple Working on Patch for New Year's Eve macOS Flaw
2018-01-03 15:30

Apple is aware of the macOS vulnerability disclosed by a researcher on New Year’s Eve and the company plans on patching it later this month. read more

MacOS LPE Exploit Gives Attackers Root Access
2018-01-02 22:12

A researcher with the Twitter handle ‘Siguza’ published details of a macOS local privilege escalation vulnerability dating back to 2002 that could give an attacker root access to systems.

15-Year-Old Apple macOS 0-Day Kernel Flaw Disclosed, Allows Root Access
2018-01-02 08:18

A security researcher on New Year's eve made public the details of an unpatched security vulnerability in Apple's macOS operating system that can be exploited to take complete control of a system....

Unpatched macOS Flaw Allows Code Execution, Root Access
2018-01-01 21:38

A researcher who specializes in hacking Apple’s iOS operating system has made public the details of an unpatched vulnerability in macOS that can be exploited to take complete control of a system. read more