Collaborate Disseminate
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
Apple has released an emergency fix for an embarrassing vulnerability that allowed people to access the highest privileges account on Mac computers without a password. The vulnerability was disclosed by a user Tuesday on Twitter. He noticed that when p… Continue reading Apple Fixes MacOS High Sierra Root Access Vulnerability
If you own a Mac computer and run the latest version of Apple’s operating system, macOS High Sierra, then you need to be extra careful with your computer.
A serious, yet stupid vulnerability has been discovered in macOS High Sierra that allows untrust… Continue reading macOS High Sierra Bug Lets Anyone Gain Root Access Without a Password
A major bug in Apple’s macOS High Sierra gives anyone with physical access to a system running the latest version of the OS root access simply by putting “root” in the user name field. Continue reading Critical Apple Login Bug Puts macOS High Sierra Systems at Risk
macOS High Sierra gives anyone administrative access to your Mac without a password.
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Apple has patched the KRACK vulnerability in iOS and elsewhere in its product line, closing a key re-installation vulnerability in the WPA2 protocol implemented used by its software. Continue reading Apple Patches KRACK Vulnerability in iOS 11.1
A severe programming error has been discovered in Apple’s latest macOS High Sierra 10.13 that exposes passwords of encrypted Apple File System (APFS) volumes in plain text.
Reported by Matheus Mariano, a Brazilian software developer, the vulnerability affects encrypted volumes using APFS wherein the password hint section is showing the actual password in the plain text.
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The macOS Keychain attack, Signal’s new private contact discovery service, the Deloitte hack, and a handful of mobile stock trading app vulnerabilities are discussed. Continue reading Threatpost News Wrap, September 29, 2017
Apple said that macOS’ native Gatekeeper security feature would protect against a Keychain attack disclosed this week, but researcher Patrick Wardle said that won’t help against Mac malware signed with an Apple certificate. Continue reading Gatekeeper Alone Won’t Mitigate Apple Keychain Attack
Apple yesterday rolled out a new version of its macOS operating system, dubbed High Sierra 10.13—a few hours before an ex-NSA hacker publicly disclosed the details of a critical vulnerability that affects High Sierra as well as all earlier versions of macOS.
Patrick Wardle, an ex-NSA hacker and now head of research at security firm Synack, found a critical zero-day vulnerability in macOS that
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