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The open source HandBrake project is warning anyone who recently downloaded the Mac version of the software that they’re likely infected with malware. Continue reading HandBrake for Mac Compromised with Proton Spyware
Cybercriminals have developed macro malware for the macOS, the first time this technique has been spotted on the Apple platform. Continue reading Macro Malware Comes to macOS
Mac security researcher Patrick Wardle released a tool called OverSight that monitors when malware may be recording a webcam or audio session on a macOS machine. Continue reading Free Tool Protects Mac Users from Webcam Surveillance
This tool will alert you when a stealthy spyware starts watching or listening you while you use your Mac computer. Continue reading Ex-NSA Hacker Creates Tool To Warn You Of Webcam Spies
Competing zero-day acquisition programs pay out much more than Apple’s new bug bounty program, but researchers used to submitting bugs gratis to Apple aren’t complaining much. Continue reading Putting Apple Bug Bounty Rewards in Perspective
Academics from the University of Florida and Villanova University developed a generic ransomware detector for Windows systems called CryptoDrop. Continue reading Academics Build Early-Warning Ransomware Detection System
Mac OS X firewall Little Snitch is vulnerable to local escalation of privileges attacks that could give criminals the ability plant rootkits and keylogger on some Mac OS X El Capitan systems. Continue reading Little Snitch Bug Leaves Some Mac Systems Open to Attack
At last week’s Apple Worldwide Developer Conference, Apple announced some security upgrades around Gatekeeper and a new filesystem that includes native support for encryption. Mac hacker Patrick Wardle, director of research at Synack, explains whether … Continue reading Patrick Wardle on macOS Gatekeeper, Crypto Enhancements
Researcher Patrick Wardle has developed a utility called RansomWhere? that he released today that he says does generic ransomware detection on OS X. Continue reading Generic Ransomware Detection Comes to OS X