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Security researcher Patrick Wardle has found a malicious application called GoSearch22, which is specifically designed for Apples products running the new M1 chips.

The first instance of malware native to Apple Silicon M1 Macs emerged a month after the release of devices equipped with the Apple’s in-house CPUs.

Apple Updates Platform Security Guide to Highlight Changes Coming With M1 Chip Apple’s updated Platform Security Guide covers iOS 14.3, iPadOS 14.3, macOS Big Sur 11.1, tvOS 14.3, and watchOS 7.2. By Jagmeet Singh | Updated: 19 February 2021 01:30 IST Photo Credit: Reuters Highlights The update mainly highlights changes coming with Apple M1 chip Apple also highlights iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 security updates Apple today updated its Platform Security Guide to highl...

An independent security researcher has found the first Apple Silicon malware in the wild and failed to get identified by anti-virus systems

Apple's M1 processor can consider itself a success in the tech world, given that it's already graduated to having malware target the new Apple Silicon. Found in

Security researchers have already found malware targeting M1 Macs Although the malware itself isnt that scary, more (and worse) could be on the way Well, that didn’t take long. It’s been about four months since Apple’s new Apple Silicon M1 system-on-a-chip (SoC) became available in MacBooks and Mac mini devices, and researchers discovered malware that works on the new chip. One malicious program dates back to November 2020, the same month M1 devices became available. However...

A security researcher found adware that was specifically designed for the new processor.

The first malware native to Apple Silicon M1 Macs has been discovered by independent security researcher Patrick Wardle.

  A decade-old flaw found in the Sudo tool could lead to root access on Unix-based systems, including macOS Big Sur and earlier versions. In January, security researchers disclosed a new vulnerability that can affect Unix-based operating systems. The exploit is identified as CVE-2021-3156, heap-based buffer overflow in Sudo. The exploit appears similar to a previously patched flaw called CVE-2019-18634. The researchers at Qualys identified the exploit in Ubuntu 20.04 (Sudo 1.8.31), Debian 10 (...

in macOS edited February 3 A decade-old flaw found in the Sudo tool could lead to root access on Unix-based systems, including macOS Big Sur and earlier versions. Sudo exploit in Unix could lead to root access In January, security researchers disclosed a new vulnerability that can affect Unix-based operating systems. The exploit is identified as CVE-2021-3156, heap-based buffer overflow in Sudo. The exploit appears similar to a previously patc...