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Hackers are now more inclined to attack macOS than ever before, according to an analysis of the Dark Web, with ten times the cyber attacks against Macs compared to 2019.

A handful of malicious tools that emerged last year showed threat actors may be getting more serious about attacking Apple macOS and iOS environments.

Apple quickly rolled out the iOS 14.6, merely weeks after the release of iOS 14.5.1, as a response to the iPhone bugs and security issues that had hackers attacking users.

By the time Apple patched a zero-day in macOS 11.4 that bypasses the TCC framework, it was being exploited by attackers using XCSSET malware.

Apple patches macOS vulnerability exploited to bypass security defenses SHARE Apple Inc. today released a security update for macOS Big Sur 11.4 to address a vulnerability that was being exploited to bypass macOS security defenses. The vulnerability traces back to a discovery made by researchers at Trend Micro Inc. in August that found a form of malware dubbed XCSSET targeting Xcode projects. Further digging by researchers at Jamf found that a related, unpatched vulner...

Apple in macOS Big Sur 11.4 patched a zero-day vulnerability that could allow attackers to secretly take screenshots or record video of a users screen by hijacking existing app permissions.

Apple has fixed a security vulnerability through the latest update of its macOS that earlier allowed hackers to record a victim's screen or take photos using Mac's camera.

macOS Big Sur 11.4: Heres whats new in the latest Mac update Apples released new Mac update. Big Sur 11.4 brings support for the new Podcasts subscription service, bug fixes and more. | 9 hours ago Its not long since Apple released macOS Big Sur 11.3 with a number of new features (read: Whats in Big Sur 11.3) and Apples plans for the successor to Big Sur will be unveiled at WWDC on 7 June. You might think that would mean that Apple was wrapping up development work on Big Sur, but no: Apple has ...

Apple has patched three zero-day vulnerabilities, including one in macOS that let XCSSET malware take screenshots of users' devices.

Piggyback permissions Thanks to this unique attack vector, legitimate Apple developers unwittingly distributed the malware to their users, in what security researchers opine can be referred to as a supply-chain-like attack.  Crucially, despite being outed, the authors behind the malware have been constantly updating it and more recent variants are “When it was initially discovered XCSSET was thought to utilize two zero-day exploits...Diving further still into the malware, Jamf discovered th...