At the moment the perpetrators of these attacks are unknown, but they are targeting Macs, with malware that allows backdoor access to the devices Once in the malware, bypasses various MacOS defences and is then able to exfiltrate a range of data from the machines, including keystrokes, emails, documents, files, …
Here’s something new from SANS – Apple Patches Everything Day”
It does not have the same ring as “Patch Tuesday” but it gets the job done: Apple Patches Everything Day – SANS Internet Storm Centre There are patches and updates available across Apple’s platforms, MacOS versions Catalina, BigSur, and Monterey, tvOS, iOS, iPadOS and watchOS. These should all automatically install, …
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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 …
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Apple announces specialised security for high risk users
In the autumn Apple will be adding “Lockdown mode” functionality to the range of it’s operating systems – iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura. For a drastic reduction in functionality, users, who are at risk from sophisticated cyber attacks, such as those posed by Pegasus and Hermit spyware, will …
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Vulnerabilities, come, get fixed, go and come back…
Vendors put a lot of effort into keeping their software secure from hackable vulnerabilities, with patches and updates, but the threat actors never give up looking. Here is an instance of an old vulnerability in Apple’s Safari web browser coming back: Refactoring code in WebKit resurrected ‘zombie’ security bug • …
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