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A software bug let malware bypass macOS’ security defenses Old malware, new tricks Apple has spent years reinforcing macOS with new security features to make it tougher for malware to break in. But a newly discovered vulnerability broke through most of macOS’ newer security protections with a double-click of a malicious app, a feat not meant to be allowed under Apple’s watch. Worse, evidence shows a notorious family of Mac malware had been exploiting this vulnerability for months before ...

Credit: AppleInsider TechCrunchreported Monday. Security researcher Cedric Owens first discovered the bug in March. According to Owens, "all the user would need to do is double click -- and no macOS prompts or warnings are generated." The researcher created a proof-of-concept app that exploited the flaw to launch the Calculator app. Although Owens demonstration app was harmless, a malicious attacker could have leveraged the vulnerability to remotely access sensitive data or other information o...

A newly discovered bug, patched in macOS 11.3, allowed hackers to circumvent much of Apple’s built-in malware detection for programs downloaded from the internet. Here, Apple CEO Tim Cook announces the new Mac Pro as he delivers the keynote address during the 2019 Apple Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in San Jose, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Apple patched what noted Mac security researcher Patrick Wardle described to SC Media as “the worst macOS bug in recent m...

Bug that let malicious files slip past defenses now fixed in Big Sur 11.3 Share Copy Apple has released macOS 11.3, fixing a serious flaw that allowed an attacker to sneak malicious files past the operating systems Gatekeeper security mechanism. Gatekeeper is one of the primary macOS defenses against the installation of malware, explained Cedric Owens, the security researcher who found the bug, in a message to The Register. The vulnerability, he said, lets an attacker rig a malicious f...

  Apple in macOS Big Sur 11.3 fixed a bug that could have allowed attackers to bypass the Macs security mechanisms with a malicious document. The software flaw allowed attackers to create a malicious application that could masquerade as a document, TechCrunchreported Monday. Security researcher Cedric Owens first discovered the bug in March. According to Owens, "all the user would need to do is double click — and no macOS prompts or warnings are generated." The researcher created a proof-...

Signal Founder Says Cellebrites Forensics Tools Flawed Twitter Get Permission Signal creator Moxie Marlinspike speaking at "The Cryptographers Panel" at RSA Conference 2018 (Photo: Mathew J. Schwartz/ISMG) Law enforcement agencies use digital forensics tools from the Israeli company Cellebrite to gain access to locked mobile devices and extract data as part of evidence-gathering during the course of an investigation. But in a shot across the bow to the vendors business model, Moxie Marlinspik...

BankInfoSecurity Compliance March 29, 2021 March 31, 2021 DougOlenick) • February 23, 2021     Get Permission A previously undetected malware variant has infected almost 30,000 Apple Macs. But researchers so far have not seen it deliver any malicious payloads to compromised endpoints, according to a new report. The malware, dubbed Silver Sparrow, is being investigated by security teams from Red Canary, Malwarebytes ...

22 February 2021, 7:00 am EST By A new and suspicious malware is detected from Intel and M1 macOS and is now on 30,000 laptops from the Cupertino-based tech giant. According to Mashable, the malware, named "Silver Sparrow," was discovered by Red Canary, a security operations firm in Denver, Colorado. The operations firm stated on their blog that they were keeping a close eye on the malware for over a week and stated that the "Silver Sparrow" activity is still a mystery. Silver Sparrow has t...

Security researchers have discovered a mysterious malware on nearly 30,000 Apple Macs and they have no idea what this is for and how is this virus going

Security researchers have discovered a mysterious malware on nearly 30,000 Apple Macs and they have no idea what this is for and how is this virus going to infected the devices.