Fake “Geek Squad” emails: Call center scam leverages Intuit QuickBooks servers
A series of scam e-mails, claiming to be from Best Buy's Totaltech or Geek Squad, claim you owe hundreds...
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Urgent Patches: macOS Ventura 13.3.1, iOS 16.4.1 fix 2 actively exploited vulns (UPDATED)
On April 7 and 10, Apple released emergency security updates to address two actively exploited (zero-day, in the wild)...
SmoothOperator: 3CX VoIP app spreads Mac malware by Lazarus Group APT
SmoothOperator is one of three new Mac-infecting malware families that came to light in March (the others being FakeGPT...
Apple releases macOS Ventura 13.3, iOS 16.4, and more, with security updates
On Monday, March 27, Apple released security and feature updates for all of its operating systems, Safari, and its...
MacStealer: Mac Trojan malware steals passwords, wallets, and files
MacStealer is new commercial Mac malware being sold on the dark web, designed to allow an attacker to gather...
FakeGPT: Trojanized ChatGPT Chrome extensions hijack Facebook accounts
FakeGPT is a new family of malicious Chrome browser extensions with an ulterior motive: to take over your Facebook...
Apple stops selling Watch Series 3 — eight months after its last security update
Apple sold the vulnerable, actively exploited Apple Watch Series 3 for eight months after its final security update.
FBI shuts down 11-year-old NetWire RAT malware
After nearly 11 years, law enforcement has finally shut down the distribution of NetWire RAT malware and arrested its...
Cryptojacking Mac malware “Honkbox” found in pirated apps
Honkbox, a cryptojacking Mac malware family, has been distributed via Trojanized software found on The Pirate Bay. Here is...
What does your Mac do when it’s sleeping? Your Mac’s secret life as a sleepwalker
Your Mac does a lot when it is asleep. Find out what it does in the background, and what...