An adware firm takes advantage of Mojave’s unpatched Gatekeeper vulnerability
An unpatched vulnerability in Mojave’s Gatekeeper security feature has now been exploited by an adware company in a seeming test ahead of new Mac malware distribution.
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An unpatched macOS vulnerability lets malware completely bypass Gatekeeper security
Apple was first informed about the flaw on February 22, but last week’s macOS 10.14.5 update hasn’t fixed the vulnerability even though it was supposed to.
USB-C Authentication certification stops security attacks through malicious chargers
The new USB-C Authentication certification takes advantage of encryption to prevent security attacks via malicious chargers. Apple is thought to require that MFi chargers pass this certification before they are permitted to fast-charge your iPhone.
How to remove Mac cryptominer malware “mshelper” that kills your battery and CPU
Has your MacBook battery life become much worse in the last week or two for no apparent reason? Do fans in your notebook start spinning out of the blue? If so, your computer may be infected with a new strain of Mac cryptojacking malware, inconspicuously dubbed “mshelper”
Nokia Threat Intelligence Report: iOS remains the most secure mobile operating system
The report contains a wealth of information that helps to describe the security of the mobile operating system landscape.
What you need to know about OSX/Dok malware
A new strain of malware targeting Macs is able to circumvent Apple’s Gatekeeper protection and avoid detection by most anti-virus apps. Here’s what you should know about it.
Google to expand Chrome’s malware protections on Mac
Google’s Chrome and other browsers rely on a feature called Safe Browsing to display a warning message before you visit a dangerous site or download a harmful app. Google is now expanding the scope of Safe Browsing in Chrome for macOS to strengthen protections against malware and other unwanted software such as extensions that silently modify Chrome’s settings. The expanded Safe Browsing features in Chrome for macOS will go in effect on March 31, Google has said.
New Mac malware from Russia targets your saved passwords and iPhone backups
It used to be that Mac computers were immune from the vast majority of viruses and malware plaguing Windows and other platforms. But as Apple’s products have been growing in popularity, hackers and malware developers have been increasingly targeting macOS.
Following recent reports of Mac malware that uses a very old Windows trick which relies on Microsoft Word macros, a new strain of malware from Russian hackers has been found to steal your saved passwords and iPhone backups, security firm BitDefender said.
New malware uses auto-running macros in Word documents to infect your Mac
Taking advantage of a primitive Windows technique relying on automatically-running macros embedded in Microsoft Word documents, a new type of Mac malware attack has been discovered recently. As first noted in a research compiled by Objective-See, the technique used may be crude but once an unsuspecting user opens an infected Word document and chooses to run the macros, the malware installs itself silently on the target Mac and immediately attempts to download a hazardous payload.
Malwarebytes reports first case of Mac malware for 2017, points out antiquated tactics
Security software development firm Malwarebytes has just exposed what could be the first known case of Mac malware for the year of 2017.
It appears to be a highly antiquated piece of malware. In other words, it’s not super advanced and it’s using methods to infect machines that are so well-known that only a small number of unsuspecting users would even fall victim to it.
Apple just shot down an app that could detect iPhone malware
Stefan Esser’s iPhone app, called System and Security Info, can no longer be downloaded from the App Store, as first noted by The Next Web. Esser’s software let iPhone users know if their device had malware that could be used to spy on them, and could detect a jailbreak, too.
The app was removed from the App Store earlier this morning. Esser was basically told that detecting weaknesses in a user’s device could lead to “potentially inaccurate and misleading diagnostic functionality for iOS devices.”
A quick overview of the new System and Security Info app
Security has always been a top priority for Apple and its ecosystem, especially as of late. Tim Cook has made it clear that maintaining encryption and tight security protocols are here to stay. Users that are equally as concerned about protecting their personal information have had few options in actually monitoring their security however. A new app called System and Security Info from security firm SektionEins aims to help with that.