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iOS trustjacking: How attackers can hijack your iPhone
Have you ever plugged in your iPhone to a USB port and tapped “Trust” on your screen? You might...
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Month in review: Apple security in March 2018
March was a fairly humbling month for Apple security. An app that employed questionable cryptocurrency mining slipped past Apple’s review process and...
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Unwanted cryptomining debuts (briefly) in Mac App Store
Qbix, Inc.'s app Calendar 2, available in the Mac App Store, includes a new "feature" that uses your Mac's...
Month in review: Apple security in February 2018
February brought to light four families of Mac malware: Intego discovered OSX/Shlayer, two RATs were found, and a popular Mac software...
OSX/Coldroot and the RAT invasion
The past several weeks have brought to light three distinct families of RAT malware for Macs. We’ve previously covered CrossRAT and EvilOSX, and in this article...
OSX/Shlayer: New Mac malware comes out of its shell
Intego malware researchers discovered a new kind of fake Flash Player updater, which uses Shell scripts to decode dropper(s)...
Month in review: Apple security in January 2018
Well, 2018 has sure started off with a bang! January brought to light major vulnerabilities affecting modern processor architectures, newly discovered...
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A look back at the top Mac security stories of 2017
Intego Mac security expert Josh Long looks back at the top security stories of 2017 from new Mac malware...
¡Ay, MaMi! New DNS-hijacking Mac malware discovered
UPDATE: On January 17, we added additional information about the malware’s method of persistence and another file dropped by the...
Month in review: Apple security in December 2017
The final month of 2017 has come and gone, and for those of us who love a good security...