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Patrick Wardle proves that signature-based anti-malware protection on Macs is woefully inadequate when fending off modern attacks. Continue reading DEF CON 2019: MacOS Gets a Malware Beatdown in Attack Demo
Two emergency zero days affecting a browser in one week counts as unusual – especially when they pop up as separate alerts two days apart. Continue reading Mozilla patched two Firefox zero-day flaws in one week
Apple 0-Day allows hackers to mimic mouse-clicks to allow malicious behavior on macOS Majove, despite mitigations. Continue reading MacOS Zero-Day Allows Trusted Apps to Run Malicious Code
Apple DEP issue; Android spyware & WhatsApp; Which? on sneaky Android and iPhone apps; Wardle claims privacy bypass issue in Mojave (already); Sophos on cryptojacking
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Despite their reputation, Mac computers have bugs, vulnerabilities, and even malware targeted at them. With their rising popularity in the workplace, it’s “the perfect” time for a Mac-only security conference. Continue reading We Spoke to an Ex-NSA Hacker Who Has Organized the First-Ever Mac Security Conference
Earlier this month, news broke that one of Apple’s most popular paid applications had been surreptitiously collecting user data and browser history and sending it to a server in China. On Wednesday, Sen. Marco Rubio wrote to Apple demanding answers on why it reportedly took the tech giant weeks to address the issue. “For a company that prides itself on prioritizing user privacy and security, this delayed response is extremely disconcerting,” Rubio, R-Fla., wrote to Apple CEO Tim Cook. The application in question is Adware Doctor, a scanning tool that offers to remove adware from Mac computers. After security researchers published evidence on Sept. 7 that Adware Doctor was violating Apple’s data collection and storage rules, the company pulled it from the Mac App Store. But that was nearly a month after researcher @privacyis1st said he alerted Apple to the issue. Rubio, who has repeatedly raised national security concerns about technology […]
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Two instances of app removal from the Mac App Store.
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Hours after researchers publicly disclosed an app that was caught stealing and uploading browser history data, Apple removed it from the Mac App Store. Continue reading Apple Finally Boots Sneaky Adware Doctor App from Mac App Store
Apple’s famous walled garden isn’t keeping all the undesirables out. New research on one of the most profitable apps in the official Mac App Store reveals developers are side-stepping around Apple’s controls to surreptitiously grab a user’s browser history and send it back a company in China. Even though it’s a clear violation of Apple’s data collection and storage rules, the app remains up and running in the store. Apple has not yet commented on the subject. Former NSA staffer and notorious Mac hacker Patrick Wardle and security researcher @privacyis1st published research on Friday spotlighting Adware Doctor, a popular anti-adware application that is the fifth-most popular paid app in the Mac App Store. The app, the researchers write, steals browser histories and a handful of other private information that it should not be able to access, including App Store searches and processes running on a machine. “Our research uncovered blatant […]
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Researchers allege the developers of Adware Doctor, the 4th highest ranking paid app in the Mac App Store, have found a way to bypass Apple restrictions and collect sensitive user data. Continue reading Popular Mac Anti-Adware App ‘Surreptitiously Steals’ Your Browsing History, Researchers Say