Most people associate malvertising with malware and the Windows platform. Indeed, the vast majority (and most damaging) attacks that happen thanks…
Tag: os X
Do I really need anti-malware for my Mac?
On the popular Discovery Channel program “Mythbusters,” hosts Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman take a legend and deconstruct it to see…
First Mac ransomware spotted
Apple quietly added detection of something called “KeRanger” to the XProtect anti-malware definitions in OS X on Saturday. It was revealed…
Beware scams in the wake of the App Store slip-up
Mac users began to have problems opening apps downloaded from the App Store Wednesday morning. This caused messages that the apps were…
Has MacUpdate fallen to the adware plague?
A Twitter user named Ciro Urdaneta made a concerning discovery on Friday: In other words, it seems that MacUpdate, long considered…
Is Mac malware on the rise?
Last week, Bit9 + Carbon Black released a paper stating that five times more malware for OS X has appeared in…
Genieo installer tricks keychain
Earlier this month, an adware installer was found to be taking advantage of the DYLD_PRINT_TO_FILE vulnerability in OS X. Now Malwarebytes…
Privilege escalation vulnerability found in OS X
Security researcher Stefan Esser published the details of a vulnerability in OS X a couple weeks ago that allows an attacker to…
UPDATE: Apple in hot water after SSL/TLS validation fiasco
Update (Feb 25): More info on the update can be found here. Original story: Releasing a software update right before the…
“Buy $500 antivirus from us,” say cyber-criminals
In yet another twist, the guys behind the browser-based FBI (or geo-specific police force) ransomware are pushing the envelope to another…