Patrick Wardle is known for being a Mac malware specialist, but his work has traveled far and wide without his permission…
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PSA: Update your Mac to macOS 11.3 immediately to protect against ‘worst hack in years’
Apple on Monday released macOS 11.3 and, if you have not yet done so, you should update your Mac to macOS 11.3 immediately…
First native Apple Silicon malware discovered
The first native Apple Silicon malware built to execute on Apple’s new M1 Mac has been discovered by security researcher Patrick Wardle…
Mac users targetted by Lazarus ‘fileless’ Trojan
The Lazarus hacking group has been caught trying to sneak a new ‘fileless’ Trojan on to Apple macOS computers…
Another Mac bug lets hackers invisibly click security prompts
Exploiting a bug in Mojave, ex-NSA security researcher Patrick Wardle has shown yet again that any piece of automated malware can exploit a feature of MacOS known as “synthetic clicks” to…
Apple updates XProtect to combat ‘Windows’ exploits on Mac machines
Apple has upgraded its XProtect security software to be able to detect Windows files which may be a threat to Mac user…
macOS user warnings are trivial for malware to suppress and bypass
Apple works hard to make its software secure. Beyond primary protections that prevent malware infections…
Invisible mouse clicks let hackers burrow deep into an already-infected Mac
One way operating system developers try to protect a computers’ secrets from probing hackers…
Patrick Wardle: How to break, bypass and dismantle macOS firewall products
Apple and third-party security firms to beef up their firewall protections…
New macOS malware targets crypto-currency users
A new piece of macOS malware has been observed being distributed via crypto-currency related…
For almost 11 years, hackers could easily bypass 3rd-party macOS signature checks
For almost 11 years, hackers have had an easy way to get macOS malware past the scrutiny of a host of third-party security tools…
‘Disappearing’ Signal messages are stored indefinitely on Macs
Signal isn’t perfect, and if you use the desktop client on a Mac, you might want to be careful…
New Mac malware hijacks web connections
It can steal passwords, take screenshots, download files and programs, run other pieces of software and inject bogus security certificates…
macOS Keychain vulnerability is something Apple needs to fix, but Mac users shouldn’t panic
Mac users, keep Apple’s default Gatekeeper settings enabled and don’t download…
Former NSA security expert builds ransomware blocker for Mac
A former NSA security expert has built a free, generic ransomware blocker for Mac…
Hacker promises to kill Apple Mac ransomware before it becomes a nightmare
Ransomware has become the scourge of the web in recent months…
Simple new Mac exploit easily gets past OS X’s Gatekeeper; could allow for malware installation
Since its introduction in 2012, an OS X feature known as Gatekeeper has gone a long way to protecting the Macs…
