Apple's Mac, iPad dodge an ugly new NSA hacker bomb targeting majority of Windows PCs globally A series of previously unknown Windows hacking tools used by the U.S. National Security Agency has been leaked, enabling "zero day" exploits to be used against millions of Windows PCs to deface websites, lock up systems to demand a ransom payment or to steal emails and other data. Daniel Eran Dilger 9 years ago 26
Microsoft Word macro malware automatically adapts attack techniques for macOS, Windows A form of Word macro-based malware has been uncovered that can affect both macOS and Windows users when executed, with the malicious file modifying its attack method depending on which operating system it detects it is being run within. Malcolm Owen 9 years ago 18
'Proton' Mac trojan has Apple code-signing signatures, sold to 'customers' for $50K Security researchers have discovered the existence of a new trojan dubbed "Proton" being marketed in hacking forums to online criminals, claiming to ship with genuine Apple code-signing signatures that could make it a greater risk to victims. Malcolm Owen 9 years ago 13
Swift-based ransomware targets macOS pirates with false decryption promise New ransomware for the Mac has been discovered by security researchers, with the "poorly coded" malware created in Swift encrypting the user's files and demanding a payment, without any possibility of decrypting the files even if the ransom is paid. Malcolm Owen 9 years ago 26
'Xagent' malware arrives on Mac, steals passwords, screenshots, iPhone backups A Russian hacking group accused of interfering with last year's presidential election has evolved its Xagent malware package, known for its ability to infiltrate Windows, iOS, Android and Linux devices, to target Macs, according to a report on Tuesday. Mikey Campbell 9 years ago 36
'Fruitfly' malware patched by Apple relies on 'ancient' Mac system calls Newly-patched Mac malware relies on some antiquated code predating the OS X era, but has been used in some previous real-world attacks on biomedical research groups, according to a prominent security software maker. Roger Fingas 9 years ago 6
New Mac malware can remotely access FaceTime camera, but macOS Gatekeeper users are protected A new piece of Mac-targeting malware is in the wild, potentially allowing hackers to remotely execute code and even control the FaceTime camera on a user's computer, but Apple's own Gatekeeper security prevents the unsigned app from being installed. Mike Wuerthele 9 years ago 15
Malware-infected Transmission 2.9 app threatened OS X users, stopped by XProtect Users who downloaded the Transmission BitTorrent client on Friday or Saturday are being warned to update to the latest 2.92 version to avoid being targeted by a ransomware that infiltrated an earlier version of the open source software. Daniel Eran Dilger 10 years ago 35
Three new malware strains infect 20k apps, impossible to wipe, only affect Android A new adware scourge injecting itself into popular apps such as Facebook and Twitter is also "virtually impossible to uninstall," requiring infected users to replace their phones. Because it only affects users of Google's open-store Android app model, the device replacement requirement may accelerate the trend of users switching to iOS. Daniel Eran Dilger 10 years ago 166
Massive, sophisticated "Inception - Cloud Atlas" malware infects Windows and Android but can't exploit Apple's iOS without jailbreak A vast and sophisticated new espionage campaign targeting "military, diplomats, and business execs," discovered by Blue Coat Labs and confirmed by Kaspersky Labs, exploits flaws in Microsoft Windows and seeks to infect Android, Blackberry and iOS devices, but is limited to only infecting iPhones and iPads that are jailbroken. Daniel Eran Dilger 11 years ago 75
Google's VirusTotal adds desktop file analysis client for Apple's OS X Google's online malware analysis tool VirusTotal, which acts as a "meta scanner" for suspicious files, on Monday announced the availability of a new desktop upload client for the Mac. AppleInsider Staff 12 years ago 27
Android accounts for 92% of mobile malware, malicious apps increase 614% A new study on smartphone malware has found that 92 percent of nefarious mobile software is targeted at Google's Android platform, and the amount of attacks are growing. Neil Hughes 12 years ago 81
Flashback OS X malware estimated to net authors $10K per day The malware known as "Flashback" that was believed to have infected hundreds of thousands of Macs may have paid out as much as $10,000 a day to its authors. Katie Marsal 14 years ago 22
Mac platform faced 58 malware threats from Q2 to Q4 2011 - report Mac OS X endured 58 separate malware attacks from April 2011 to December 2011, a small fraction when compared to Microsoft's Windows operating system, according to a new summary from a security research firm. Josh Ong 14 years ago 43
Briefly: Thanksgiving malware, international iPhone 4S launches, new iPod touch ad New iTunes gift certificate scam takes advantage of eager Black Friday shoppers, iPhone 4S to launch tomorrow in Colombia and India and December in Russia, while Apple releases its latest iPod touch TV commercial. Mikey Campbell 14 years ago 15
Android malware has jumped up 472% since July The open nature of the Android Market has led to a 472 percent increase in malware threats to the platform over the past four months alone, a new mobile security report claims. Josh Ong 14 years ago 136
New Mac OS X Trojan horse hijacks GPU, steals user data A new Trojan horse hidden in a Mac OS X application can steal sensitive user data and take control of the computer’s GPU to generate Bitcoins, a form of currency used online. Chris Smith 14 years ago 45
Fake Adobe Flash malware seeks to disable Mac OS X anti-malware protection A new version of an existing Trojan Horse posing as a legitimate Flash Player installer (named “Flashback.A” by a security firm) is designed to disable updates to the default Mac OS X anti-malware protection system, potentially leaving the system open to the manual installation of other malware without any system warnings. Chris Smith and Daniel Eran Dilger 14 years ago 40
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