New CrossRAT Malware Used in Global Cyber-Espionage Campaign
Researchers from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Lookout have published a security research report analyzing a global government-sponsored APT group, called...
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¡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...
Watch Out! A Fake Antivirus Blog is Distributing Proton Malware
A new variant of OSX/Proton has been uncovered this week by malware researcher “noar” (@noarfromspace). The previous iteration of Proton malware, discovered...
Month in review: Apple security in October 2017
October has been another busy month! There’s a new variant of the Proton malware, a Wi-Fi “KRACK” attack affecting...
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OSX/Proton Malware is Back! Here’s What Mac Users Need to Know
Last May, a download server of popular video encoding software, called Handbrake, was compromised by malware. Users downloading Handbrake...
Month in Review: Apple Security in September 2017
So much has happened in the past month; where to begin? We’ve got news about Apple’s latest operating systems,...
New FruitFly Malware Variant Dragged from the Shadows
Earlier this year in January, security researchers uncovered malware that had likely evaded detection for years. Labeled OSX/FruitFly.A by Intego,...
Are Apple Devices Safer? Why Your OS Is Meaningless to Malware Makers
If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you’re well aware that malware authors are more concerned with data,...
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WannaCry and the State of Mac Ransomware
By now, you’ve probably heard about “WannaCry” in the news. As a Mac user, you might assume your computer...
Snake Malware Ported from Windows to Mac
Fox IT discovered a macOS version of “Snake” malware, a nearly decade old Windows malware, also known as Turla, Uroburos...