Apple issues fixes for vulnerabilities in both old and new OS versions
The company released a host of security patches Monday, including ones that address two zero-day vulnerabilities.
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Apple’s latest patch closes zero-day affecting wide swath of products
The zero-day impacts Apple’s framework that manages audio and video playback.
North Korean-linked hackers were caught experimenting with new macOS malware
Researchers can’t tell if the malware was used in a campaign, or North Korean operatives were caught before they could deploy it in the wild.
Hackers have been exploiting ‘dangerous’ MacOS bug to run malware campaign
Apple's grappling with another flaw.
MacOS backdoor appears to be update of tool previously used by Vietnam-linked group
Researchers at Trend Micro say a newly discovered MacOS backdoor uses tactics previously associated with the group known as APT32 or OceanLotus.
Pwn2Own hackers go remote, then crack macOS and Oracle machines anyway
One team used the calculator app in a macOS as an entrypoint into taking over an entire machine.
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Apple disables group chat on FaceTime after discovery of bad bug
A fix for the FaceTime bug is expected to ship to all users within the next week.
No one is updating their Android devices, new data shows
"Patch early and often?" Not so much.
Hackers beat Firefox and Safari to earn $105K at Pwn2Own
Chinese contestants from major companies had been dominating the contest in recent years, but new regulations from Beijing prohibited them from joining this year's fray.
Serious flaw in Apple’s MacOS allows any user to gain full root access
Anyone who can click a few buttons and type "root" can get admin access to Apple machines running High Sierra.