How to protect your Mac from malware?
2022-07-12
Malware is a malicious software designed to gain unauthorised access into your Mac and cause damage to it. This is done to benefit the hackers in some way – whetherRead More →
New vulnerability on Mac provides full access to iCloud accounts, PayPal and more of the affected users, as well as granting access to their microphone, camera and screen. The greatest reward ever delivered by Apple
2022-01-26
This week, a young cybersecurity researcher demonstrated how to hack the webcams of Mac devices to leave the devices completely open to other attack variants. Ryan Pickren submitted his reportRead More →
Unpatched severe vulnerability with CVVS score of 7.7 in VMware’s Cloud Foundation, ESXi, Fusion and Workstation platforms
2022-01-07
Cybersecurity specialists report the detection of a critical vulnerability in some VMware products, including Cloud Foundation, Fusion and Workstation. According to the report, the successful exploitation of these flaws wouldRead More →
New Mac malware detected. Thousands of Apple users infected each day
2020-01-24
During 2019, network security specialists from Kaspersky issued reports on thousands of infections of Shlayer, a new Trojan family, managing to prevent attacks on one in ten Mac devices. AlthoughRead More →
Lazarus Group launches Mac malware for the first time
2018-08-25
The malware has been spread through a cryptocurrency exchange hack Lazarus Group, the North Korean hacker group responsible for the attack on Sony films a few years ago, has launched its firstRead More →
OSX/Proton spreading again through supply-chain attack
2017-10-20
During the last hours, ESET researchers noticed that Eltima, the makers of the Elmedia Player software, have been distributing a version of their application trojanized with the OSX/Proton malware on their official website.Read More →
Snake malware ported from Windows to Mac
2017-05-08
Snake, also known as Turla and Uroburos, is backdoor malware that has been around and infecting Windows systems since at least 2008. It is thought to be Russian governmental malwareRead More →
Word Document Spreads Macro Malware Targeting Both Windows and macOS
2017-03-23
After last month security researchers discovered the first-ever Word document spreading macro malware on macOS, last week, researchers from Fortinet spotted a Word document that contained macro scripts that distributedRead More →
Researchers Break MAC Address Randomization and Track 100% of Test Devices
2017-03-10
For many years, MAC Address Randomization was slated as the next big thing for protecting user privacy on the modern Internet. The standard, which works by deploying a new MACRead More →
This new Mac malware freezes your computer with email drafts
2017-01-06
A new form of malware is targeting Macs and launching denial-of-service attacks on users by creating multiple email drafts that crash the computer. The method is simple but devious. AccordingRead More →
