{"id":93102,"date":"2021-02-25T02:39:22","date_gmt":"2021-02-25T10:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/?p=93102"},"modified":"2021-05-03T09:10:59","modified_gmt":"2021-05-03T16:10:59","slug":"silver-sparrow-malware-targets-apples-new-m1-macs-intego-mac-podcast-episode-176","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/silver-sparrow-malware-targets-apples-new-m1-macs-intego-mac-podcast-episode-176\/","title":{"rendered":"Silver Sparrow Malware Targets Apple\u2019s New M1 Macs &#8211; Intego Mac Podcast Episode 176"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/player.fireside.fm\/v2\/GegHgcrH+ahf05kl-?theme=dark\" width=\"740\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Silver Sparrow malware has been found targeting Macs, including Apple&#8217;s new M1 models, but we don&#8217;t know what the malware is trying to do. Apple has started going after App Store subscription scams, patches an iCloud website vulnerability, will make &#8220;zero-click&#8221; attacks harder to carry out in iOS. And, yes, we have some good news for Android users.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/global\/samsung-takes-galaxy-security-to-the-next-level-by-extending-updates\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Galaxy products launched since 2019, including the Z, S, Note, A, M, XCover and Tab series, will now receive at least four years of security updates<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/information-technology\/2021\/02\/new-browser-tracking-hack-works-even-when-you-flush-caches-or-go-incognito\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New browser-tracking hack works even when you flush caches or go incognito<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/security\/2021\/02\/23\/total-cookie-protection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Firefox 86 Introduces Total Cookie Protection<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2021\/02\/19\/apple-cracks-down-on-apps-with-irrationally-high-prices-as-app-store-scams-are-exposed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple cracks down on apps with \u2018irrationally high prices\u2019 as App Store scams are exposed<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/how-to-manage-itunes-store-and-app-store-subscriptions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to manage iTunes Store and App Store Subscriptions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en\/article\/pkd4kg\/apple-is-going-to-make-it-harder-to-hack-iphones-with-zero-click-attacks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple Is Going to Make It Harder to Hack iPhones With Zero-Click Attacks<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/stored-xss-bug-in-apple-icloud-domain-disclosed-by-bug-bounty-hunter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stored XSS bug in Apple iCloud domain disclosed by bug bounty hunter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/silver-sparrow-40000-macs-infected-by-mysterious-m1-native-malware\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Silver Sparrow: 40,000 Macs Infected by Mysterious M1-native Malware<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/honkyoku.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Shakuhachi<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you like what you hear, be sure to rate and review the Intego Mac Podcast on Apple Podcasts.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/intego-mac-podcast\/id1293834627\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-78820\" src=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts-150x39.png\" alt=\"Intego Mac Podcast\" width=\"150\" height=\"39\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts-150x39.png 150w, https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts-300x78.png 300w, https:\/\/www.intego.com\/mac-security-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/Listen_on_Apple_Podcasts.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Have a question? Ask us! <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/podcast.intego.com\/contact\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Contact Intego<\/a> via email if you have any questions you want to hear discussed on the podcast, or to provide feedback and ideas for upcoming podcast episodes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Silver Sparrow malware has been found targeting Macs, including Apple&#8217;s new M1 models, but we don&#8217;t know what the malware is trying to do. Apple has started going after App Store subscription scams, patches an iCloud website vulnerability, will make &#8220;zero-click&#8221; attacks harder to carry out in iOS. 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