Cybersecurity Starts in the Boardroom
Apple has pushed out a number of security patches for iPhones, iPads and Macs: About the security content of iOS 15.7 and iPadOS 15.7 – Apple Support This is the eight zero-day vulnerability for Apple devices patched so far this year. They should happen automatically – but I always check, …
We have been covering these issues, here is the BBC’s article about the vulnerabilities: Hackers may have exploited security flaws – Apple – BBC News Apple releases emergency patch for two iPhone, Mac zero-day vulnerabilities being exploited – The Record by Recorded Future
Zoom has patched it but research suggests the fix is incomplete: The Zoom installer let a researcher hack his way to root access on macOS – The Verge
You will need to read the article by Matt Burgess, over on Wired UK, to find out if this impact you. A Single Flaw Broke Every Layer of Security in MacOS | WIRED UK
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, …
