0-day flaw in macOS High Sierra lets hackers dump all passwords from keychain

Apple prides itself on the airtight security offered by its family of products, including the Mac operating system, macOS. But while considerably less targeted by hackers, macOS is still vulnerable to attacks – especially when a bad actor comes a… Continue reading 0-day flaw in macOS High Sierra lets hackers dump all passwords from keychain

Secure Token is Disabled for a User

IT admins are grappling with how to manage Mac users and systems after all the changes to macOS® High Sierra. One specific example of a change made to macOS High Sierra is that Secure Token is disabled for a user. This problem affects the usage of… Continue reading Secure Token is Disabled for a User

Managing macOS® Users with FileVault®

With the introduction of macOS® High Sierra, Apple® has broken the process for IT organizations managing macOS users with FileVault® enabled. This problem is challenging on a number of levels, but the most significant issue is that it re… Continue reading Managing macOS® Users with FileVault®

Apple macOS Bug Reveals Passwords for APFS Encrypted Volumes in Plaintext

A severe programming bug has been found in APFS file system for macOS High Sierra operating system that exposes passwords of encrypted external drives in plain text.

Introduced two years ago, APFS (Apple File System) is an optimized file system for fl… Continue reading Apple macOS Bug Reveals Passwords for APFS Encrypted Volumes in Plaintext

Apple macOS Bug Reveals Passwords for APFS Encrypted Volumes in Plaintext

A severe programming bug has been found in APFS file system for macOS High Sierra operating system that exposes passwords of encrypted external drives in plain text.

Introduced two years ago, APFS (Apple File System) is an optimized file system for fl… Continue reading Apple macOS Bug Reveals Passwords for APFS Encrypted Volumes in Plaintext

Apple macOS Bug Reveals Passwords for APFS Encrypted Volumes in Plaintext

A severe programming bug has been found in APFS file system for macOS High Sierra operating system that exposes passwords of encrypted external drives in plain text.

Introduced two years ago, APFS (Apple File System) is an optimized file system for fl… Continue reading Apple macOS Bug Reveals Passwords for APFS Encrypted Volumes in Plaintext

[Bug] macOS High Sierra App Store Preferences Can Be Unlocked Without a Password

Yet another password vulnerability has been uncovered in macOS High Sierra, which unlocks App Store System Preferences with any password (or no password at all).

A new password bug has been discovered in the latest version of macOS High Sierra that al… Continue reading [Bug] macOS High Sierra App Store Preferences Can Be Unlocked Without a Password

Attackers Inject Persistent Cryptomining in Browsers

Attackers have found a new technique to make cryptocurrency mining, or cryptomining, inside browsers persistent, or at least survive normal attempts of closing the browser window. Drive-by cryptomining has become widespread in recent months with websit… Continue reading Attackers Inject Persistent Cryptomining in Browsers