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How Malicious Plugins Can Compromise Your Mac
I cannot remember a time in which my browsers did not have a few plug-ins installed. My Safari has...
You’ve probably heard it before: “Macs don’t get viruses.” For years, Apple’s reputation for security has led users to believe their Macs are immune to malware, phishing, or other online threats. This belief isn’t entirely unfounded. macOS is a secure operating system with several built-in protections. But that doesn’t mean it’s bulletproof. In recent years,...
Apple has just released critically urgent security updates—including macOS Sequoia 15.4.1 and iOS 18.4.1—to address two zero-day vulnerabilities that have been actively exploited in...
You can connect a surprising variety of things to iPhones and iPads via their USB-C (or Lightning) ports, including storage devices, SD card readers,...
23andMe, the popular DNA ancestry and traits service, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Should you tell the company to delete your data and...
Cookie-Bite proves what we already knew: browser extensions can be very dangerous to your security and privacy. Learn how malware extensions can steal session cookies and let hackers sign into your accounts.
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I cannot remember a time in which my browsers did not have a few plug-ins installed. My Safari has...
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In a recent story, I covered How to Tell if your Office for Mac Update is Valid, which covers the ways you...
July 2017 was another gripping month for Apple security, with new Mac malware surfacing yet again, and Black Hat...
Following the discovery of a new version of OSX/Leverage, a backdoor first spotted in 2013, Apple has issued an...
Your email client is smart. It keeps track of everyone you send messages to — whether they’re in your...
Earlier this year in January, security researchers uncovered malware that had likely evaded detection for years. Labeled OSX/FruitFly.A by Intego,...
If you use Twitter, you know that abuse is rampant. Mindless trolls and bots reply to your tweets and...
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While BitTorrent itself is not inherently unsafe, the files shared through it (and other peer-to-peer networks) are very often...
Apple today released software updates for all of its operating systems and Safari. As we all know, there is...
Trackpads and mice are great for some things, but inefficient for others. For example, to select a menu item,...