Apple patches more than 60 macOS vulnerabilities in one fell swoop
The latest security updates for macOS Big Sur, Catalina, and Mojave address dozens of loopholes in multiple services, including Safari, Kernel, and WebKit.
Adware remains the largest blot in the Mac threat landscape
According to recent findings of security professionals, Mac malware operators continue to cash in on adware attacks that hinge on human error.
macOS 11.2 will stop Apple’s apps from circumventing third-party firewalls and VPNs
Apple pulls the plug on a macOS Big Sur feature that gave its proprietary services the green light to get around third-party security and privacy tools.
Mac cryptominer uses offbeat anti-analysis tricks to stay undetected
White hats have demystified a five-year-old Mac cryptomining campaign that hinges on a hugely unorthodox technique to fly under the radar.
Apple enforces new rigid app privacy requirements
From now on, developers will have to be fair and square about their privacy practices when submitting new apps or updates to Apple’s App Store.
Unencrypted Gatekeeper data puts Mac users’ privacy at risk
Gatekeeper, the technology that’s meant to protect Macs against malware, could expose users’ personal data due to a questionably safe data transfer mechanism.
Vietnamese state-sponsored malware campaign targeting Macs
Researchers have unearthed a new Mac backdoor sample in the wild that’s believed to have ties with a Vietnamese state-funded cybercrime group OceanLotus.
macOS Big Sur: release date, compatible devices list, and security updates
With macOS 11 Big Sur official release being likely around the corner, let’s go over the list of supported Macs and its game-changing security features.
Malicious apps fly under the radar of Apple’s notarization mechanism, again
Operators of the OSX/MacOffers Mac adware family have duped Apple’s automated security checks into notarizing six rogue apps posing as Flash installers.
Dozens of security loopholes discovered in Apple’s services
A crew of ethical hackers have probed Apple’s proprietary web infrastructure and spotted a host of flaws, some of them categorized as critical.