Month in Review: Apple Security in February 2018
February brought to light four families of Mac malware: Intego discovered OSX/Shlayer, two RATs were found, and a popular Mac software...
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OSX/Coldroot and the RAT Invasion
The past several weeks have brought to light three distinct families of RAT malware for Macs. We've previously covered CrossRAT and EvilOSX, and in this article...
OSX/Shlayer: New Mac Malware Comes out of Its Shell
Intego malware researchers discovered a new kind of fake Flash Player updater, which uses Shell scripts to decode dropper(s)...
Month in Review: Apple Security in January 2018
Well, 2018 has sure started off with a bang! January brought to light major vulnerabilities affecting modern processor architectures, newly discovered...
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A Look Back at the Top Mac Security Stories of 2017
Intego Mac security expert Josh Long looks back at the top security stories of 2017 from new Mac malware...
¡Ay, MaMi! New DNS-Hijacking Mac Malware Discovered
UPDATE: On January 17, we added additional information about the malware's method of persistence and another file dropped by the...
Month in Review: Apple Security in December 2017
The final month of 2017 has come and gone, and for those of us who love a good security...
Meltdown and Spectre: What Apple Users Need to Know
You've probably heard something about "Meltdown" and "Spectre," perhaps even in the mainstream media, and you likely heard that it has...
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“I Am Root”: A Retrospective on a Severe Mac Vulnerability
Image credit: Johnathon Burns modified by Gaël On November 28, the world became aware of a major security vulnerability...
Month in Review: Apple Security in November 2017
What a month! November brought to light a huge security vulnerability affecting macOS High Sierra, plus Mac malware that...