Security News

Apple Patches Vulnerabilities in macOS, macOS Server
2017-09-26 11:06

Apple on Monday announced the release of security patches for its macOS users, available as part of the macOS High Sierra 10.13 platform upgrade. read more

Unsigned Apps Can Steal macOS Keychain Passwords
2017-09-26 06:04

Just as Apple launched the latest version of macOS, High Sierra 10.13, a researcher published a video to show how unsigned applications can steal data from the operating system’s Keychain password...

Apple macOS High Sierra Exploit Lets Hackers Steal Keychain Passwords in Plaintext
2017-09-26 02:23

Apple yesterday rolled out a new version of its macOS operating system, dubbed High Sierra 10.13—a few hours before an ex-NSA hacker publicly disclosed the details of a critical vulnerability that...

Secure Kernel Extension Loading in macOS Easily Bypassed: Researcher
2017-09-14 15:25

Apple's new Secure Kernel Extension Loading (SKEL) security feature, set to be implemented in the upcoming macOS 10.13 High Sierra, can be easily bypassed, a security researcher claims. read more

Beware of Windows/MacOS/Linux Virus Spreading Through Facebook Messenger (The Hackers News)
2017-08-24 09:31

If you came across any Facebook message with a video link sent by anyone, even your friend — just don’t click on it. Security researchers at Kaspersky Lab have spotted an ongoing cross-platform...

3 New CIA-developed Hacking Tools For MacOS & Linux Exposed (The Hackers News)
2017-07-27 09:19

WikiLeaks has just published a new set of classified documents linked to another CIA project, dubbed 'Imperial,' which reveals details of at least three CIA-developed hacking tools and implants...

MacOS malware used to spy on home users in the US (Help Net Security)
2017-07-25 18:42

A new variant of the macOS malware Fruitfly has been found by security researcher Patrick Wardle on some 400 machines of (mostly) home users located in the US. Fruitfly: The first variant The...

macOS Fruitfly Backdoor Analysis Renders New Spying Capabilities (Threatpost)
2017-07-24 13:00

This week at Black Hat, Mac malware expert Patrick Wardle will describe how he used a custom-built command and control server to analyze new spying capabilities in a variant of the FruitFly backdoor.

Week in review: macOS security, Segway vulns, and the SOC of the future (Help Net Security)
2017-07-24 01:45

Here’s an overview of some of last week’s most interesting news and articles: The future of macOS security: Baked-in protection and third-party tools Anyone in the information security industry...

The future of macOS security: Baked-in protection and third-party tools (Help Net Security)
2017-07-17 16:15

Anyone in the information security industry who’s interested in Mac security probably knows who Patrick Wardle is. Apart from being Chief Security Researcher at Synack, he’s also the creator of a...