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...
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Use Your Mac More Efficiently with Accessibility Options
Apple has long made its operating systems compatible for the largest possible number of people, providing options and tools...
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 Updates XProtect Malware Definitions for Trojan OSX/Snake.A
Nearly one year after the discovery of a macOS Trojan, identified as OSX/Snake, Apple has issued an update to its...
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...
How to Choose the Right Hard Disk for Your Mac
Every computing device you own contains some sort of storage. An iPhone or iPad contains flash memory, and a...
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...
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)...
New CrossRAT Malware Used in Global Cyber-Espionage Campaign
Researchers from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Lookout have published a security research report analyzing a global government-sponsored APT group, called...
