Page 27 - Patrick Wardle News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

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 it was subsequently patched by Apple this week. Over the years, Macs have adapted to catch the most ...

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 on a user's machine by tricking them into clicking a spoofed document. Security researcher and Mac s...

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 memory.” An adware group had already been using the bug in the wild. The bug, patched in macOS 11....

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 system's 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 file so it won't get blocked by Gatekeeper when a user tries to open it. He considers it to be one o...

  Apple in macOS Big Sur 11.3 fixed a bug that could have allowed attackers to bypass the Mac's 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-of-concept app that exploited the flaw to launch the Calculator app. Although Owens' demonstration ...