New OS X Yosemite version fixes critical security issues, including Thunderstrike
Apple has released the latest version of OS X Yosemite (v10.10.2) and the first security update (2015-001) for this year, and among the problems fixed is one affecting the CPU …
Google discloses three OS X 0-days
In the past few days, Google has released information about and proof-of-concept exploit code for three separate zero-day vulnerabilities affecting Apple’s OS X …
WireLurker: Apple blocks Trojanized apps, revokes certificate
The news that Chinese Apple users have been targeted with an unprecedented type of malware that compromises both machines running OS X and devices running iOS has resounded …
OS X Yosemite sports serious privilege escalation bug
A Swedish researcher has unearthed a serious bug that affects the newest version of OS X – version 10.10, or Yosemite – and which could allow attackers to gain …
246 percent spike in Apple-themed phishing scams
Phishing scams targeting Apple users saw a dramatic upswing in Q3 of this year. Compared to Q1 2014, Apple users faced a 246% increase in the attacks that masquerade as a …
Apple warns about organized network attacks against iCloud users
In the wake of the claims that the Chinese authorities have mounted a MITM attack against iCloud and Microsoft account holders by redirecting them to spoofed login pages, …
OS X Yosemite’s Spotlight Suggestions: Privacy killer or not?
With last week’s official release of OS X Yosemite (v10.10), Apple has solved some critical security issues that could adversely affect users. But the new version of the …
China executes MITM attack against iCloud and Microsoft account holders
China-based Internet users are in danger of getting their iCloud and Windows Live accounts hijacked and all the information in them slurped up by the Chinese authorities, web …
OS X Yosemite comes with POODLE and Shellshock patches
Last week Apple released a new version of its operating system to consumers. What’s interesting to note is that OS X 10.10 (aka “Yosemite”) also came with a …
New OS X backdoor malware roping Macs into botnet
New malware targeting Mac machines, opening backdoors on them and roping them into a botnet currently numbering around 17,000 zombies has been spotted and analyzed by malware …
Apple patches Shellshock bug in OS X
Apple has finally released a security update for OS X that will close up the critical remote code execution Shellshock bug found in the GNU Bash UNIX shell. The update …
Phishers go after unprecedented breadth of targets
Apple is the most phished brand in the world, accounting for 17 percent of all phishing reports sampled and analyzed from the first half of 2014, say the results of the new …
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