Ten-times increase in macOS hackers on dark web
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.
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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 vulnerability was now being exploited to take screenshots secretly on Macs. Using the vulnerability, hacke...