Hacking everywhere – even if you use MacOS

I talk about the vulnerabilities in Microsoft products a lot – whatever anyone thinks, in business, we live in a Microsoft world. However I have posts about Linux, MacOS and smartphone OS’s – here is one that can impact Mac users.

Uncovering a macOS App Sandbox escape vulnerability: A deep dive into CVE-2022-26706 – Microsoft Security Blog

The one thing you have to remember is that threat actors nearly always play a numbers game – the smallest effort to reach the maximum number of potential victims. That is why social engineering phishing attacks are so prolific – big numbers – and why Microsoft products are targeted – big numbers.

Now that the market for Macs has been growing, the numbers are now getting large enough to attract more hackers to the Apple honey pot.

Clive Catton MSc (Cyber Security) – by-line and other articles