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Everything you need to know about the FaceTime spying bug
On January 28, 2019, a serious flaw in FaceTime came to light that could allow a FaceTime caller to...
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Security & Privacy + Security News
Collection #1 (and #2–5) are the latest massive password dumps
“Collection #1” is the nickname of the latest dump of e-mail addresses and passwords—a stockpile of login credentials from...
Did Instagram leak your password?
Back in April, Instagram introduced a data export feature to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a...
Privacy Exodus: spam delivers Mac spyware
Earlier this month, malware researchers discovered an interesting attack: a scam e-mail with a cleverly disguised Mac malware attachment....
Ad-injecting Mac malware rediscovered: SearchPageInjector/SearchAwesome
Most people assume that there’s little, if any, Mac malware out there in the wild. Unfortunately, that notion is...
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How safe is the Mac App Store? Privacy-violating apps uncovered
Security professionals often advise users that Apple’s Mac App Store is one of the safest places to download apps. After...
Operation AppleJeus and OSX/Lazarus: Rise of a Mac APT
Security researchers have uncovered a new strain of malware, identified by Intego VirusBarrier as OSX/Lazarus. The discovery of Lazarus Mac malware,...
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Intego exclusive: HP leaves Mac users vulnerable to fax hacks
On Sunday, at the annual DEF CON hacker conference, the world was warned about serious flaws that could...
OSX/Calisto Mac malware masquerades as Intego software
Every so often, a new piece of malware comes along that tries to deceive victims by disguising itself as...
Apple’s Quick Look reveals your darkest secrets
For more than a decade, macOS has included a feature called Quick Look that makes it easy to preview...
