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Credit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2018 21:20:01 +0000

A new Mac cryptocurrency miner, called OSX.CreativeUpdate, was being distributed from the MacUpdate website, in the guise of known apps such as Firefox.

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December 8, 2017 admin

Interesting disguise employed by new Mac malware HiddenLotus

Credit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Fri, 08 Dec 2017 16:00:22 +0000

A new piece of Mac malware called HiddenLotus is using a clever new trick to fool users into opening it.

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Tags: Apple file quarantine hiddenlotus mac Mac applications mac malware macOS

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December 4, 2017 admin

Yet another flaw in Apple’s “iamroot” bug fix

Credit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Mon, 04 Dec 2017 17:05:12 +0000

Flaws in Apple’s response to the “iamroot” vulnerability show that some systems can remain vulnerable even after applying the patch.

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Tags: Apple High Sierra iamroot mac vulnerability macOS

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November 20, 2017 admin

OSX.Proton spreading through fake Symantec blog

Credit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2017 18:29:16 +0000

A new variant of the OSX.Proton malware is being promoted via a fake Symantec blog site.

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October 2, 2017 admin

Some MacOS Users Aren’t Getting the Firmware Security Patches They Think They Have

Credit to Author: Lucian Constantin| Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2017 14:00:00 +0000

Do you know if your Mac’s low-level firmware is up to date with the latest patches? You might not be able to, researchers say.

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September 26, 2017 admin

Keychain vulnerability in macOS

Credit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2017 18:11:06 +0000

On Monday, Patrick Wardle, a respected security researcher at Synack and owner of Objective-See, sent a tweet about a keychain vulnerability he had found in macOS High Sierra. As his tweet showed, it is possible for a malicious app to extract, and then exfiltrate, keychain data from High Sierra, with passwords clearly exposed in plain text.

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September 25, 2017 admin

A week in security (September 18 – September 24)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2017 16:24:17 +0000

A compilation of notable security news and blog posts from the 18th of September to the 24th of September. Read all about the CCleaner supply chain attack and a lot of other security news.

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September 19, 2017 admin

How to tell if your Mac is infected

Credit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2017 15:00:31 +0000

It’s time to start taking a closer look at your Mac. Is it acting like its normal, reliable self? Or is it exhibiting strange behavior? Here’s how to tell if your Mac is infected.

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