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Apple recently fixed a security vulnerability in the macOS operating system that could be potentially exploited by a threat actor to “trivially and reliably” bypass a “myriad of foundational macOS security mechanisms” and run arbitrary code. Security researcher Patrick Wardle detailed the discovery in a series of tweets on Thursday. Tracked as CVE-2021-30853 (CVSS score: […]
IT security audit specialists from the cybersecurity firm Intego have reported supposed in the wild exploitation of an uncorrected vulnerability in some of Apple MacOS Gatekeeper security features; there is a proof of concept of this exploitation published online. A few days ago, experts discovered at least four different samples of this macOS malware on […]
Cybercriminals have identified a unique method of attacking Mac devices, which involves exploiting executable or .EXE files. Those files that can be executed both on Mac and Windows devices have the potential of infecting Mac computers as these unload a .exe malware. Discovered by Trend Micro researchers, the new malware can bypass the macOS security […]
It’s well known to everyone that MacOS and Windows are two different operating systems, and trying to run Windows files on MacOS or vice versa would only result in errors. However, a TrendMicro research suggests that hackers have found a new way to infect MacOS systems with the help of a “.EXE” Windows file. The antivirus […]
Adwind author still has a lot of work ahead of him. Security researchers have observed an instance of the Adwind RAT dropping a Mac payload for the first time, but despite the crook’s best efforts, in any normal circumstances, the payload would have rarely manage to infect any Mac users. Adwind is a remote access trojan […]
Apple has had two cracks at patching a vulnerability that allows malicious apps to bypass its OS X Gatekeeper security feature, and twice has taken a shortcut approach to the fix, said the researcher who reported the flaw. The latest measure to address this was released on Thursday and it appears Apple again took steps to […]
Gatekeeper is Mac OS X’s guardian against rogue applications and malware sneaking into Apple’s famous walled garden. It’s also been a favorite target of researchers and advanced attackers desperate to gain control of Apple devices. Tomorrow at Virus Bulletin in Prague, researcher Patrick Wardle, director of research at Synack, will demonstrate a Gatekeeper bypass he’s […]