It’s no news that macOS users also need protection against malicious code. The good news is that macOS users now have a new tool designed to help them identify generic keyloggers that may be plaguing their systems. The tool is…
Dropbox’s Offensive Security red team has discovered a set of zero-day vulnerabilities (later assigned CVE-2017-13890) in Apple’s Safari browser. The research team came across the flaws while testing the way Dropbox and its cloud storage system responded to cyberattacks. More…
macOS is generally believed to be bulletproof against malware attacks. Unfortunately, statistics reveal a different picture where Apple’s operating system is often found vulnerable. For instance, in 2017 security researchers detected an increase of 28.83 percent of total reported security…
Security researcher Patrick Wardle has disclosed a new security vulnerability in the latest version of macOS, Mojave, hours before the version was released. The researcher showed the privacy feature bypass in a video shared on Twitter. The original purpose of…
Apple has released a new set of security fixes that address vulnerabilities in Safari, iOS, watchOS, and tvOS. It should be noted that some of the vulnerabilities were disclosed before the security updates, which opened a loophole for threat actors.…
Australian media reports that a 16 year-old hacker was able to hack into Apple servers and hijack sensitive data. The report came after a police investigation and the proceeding court actions. Detailed information is not available at this moment. Apple…
Mac OS X computers have been found vulnerable due to a report indicating that warning prompts can be easily bypassed. A demonstration has shown how this can be used by hackers in virus infections. The vulnerability is classified as a…
Apple announced that they are going to fix the iPhone bypass that is used by the FBI and other government agencies in investigations. It has been known to exist for quite some time however the company was hesitant to remove…
Security researchers just discovered a code-signing bypass vulnerability that allows malicious code to masquerade as an official Apply system file. In other words, some of the implementations of Apple’s official code-signing API can be exploited by hackers. Apple has made…
Apple has started restricting the inclusion of cryptocurrency miners from its App Store. The company is doing this in the hope of protecting computer users from malicious instances. The majority of miner code available on these software repositories may be…
The myth that Apple devices are invincible to hacking is slowly starting to fade away to reality. And the reality is that Apple, just like every other tech giant, can’t keep up with the “dark side” of technology. It’s now…
