Apple Patches ‘Black Dot Bug’ (And More) Across All Its Operating Systems
Last week, Apple released updates to all of its operating systems. Apple released iOS 11.4, watchOS 4.3.1 and tvOS...
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How to Verify Your Mac’s Hardware Is Working Properly
Your computer consists of both hardware and software and a number of things can go wrong. In this 2-part series,...
Cryptominer ‘mshelper’ Targets macOS: What You Need to Know
Discussions of a CPU consuming process, called "mshelper," have surfaced on the Apple support forums and Reddit. Users mentioned their fans spinning...
Caution: Mac-specific Hack Tool Mettle Discovered
Security researchers have discovered a Mac specific implementation of the hacking tool Meterpreter, called Mettle. As described by its creator, "...
Apple Releases Security Updates, Patches Camera App QR Code Flaw
Apple has released iOS 11.3.1, Safari 11.1, and Security Update 2018-001 (available for macOS High Sierra 10.13.4). These software updates fix...
New OSX/Shlayer Malware Variant Found Using a Dirty New Trick
Last February, Intego researchers discovered a new variant of the OSX/Shlayer malware, disguising itself as an Adobe Flash Player update to...
New OceanLotus Backdoor Discovered Targeting macOS
Last week, security researchers published a report on a new backdoor that is part of the OceanLotus toolkit. This latest...
Apple Issues New Security Updates, Patches APFS Volume Password Bug
Last week, Apple released updates for all of its current operating systems and Safari web browser, as well as...
iOS 11’s Camera App Has a QR Code Vulnerability
This past weekend, a bug in iOS 11's Camera App was reported by Infosec. The bug in question deals with...
macOS 10.13 High Sierra Stores APFS Encrypted Disk Passwords in Plaintext
Uh oh! macOS and iOS forensic analyst, Sarah Edwards, recently reported on a bug in macOS X 10.13 High Sierra...