A voice assistant on Mac could become someone else’s microphone and remote control at once: a zero-day found in the AI agent Muse lets an ordinary local process intercept the user’s dictation and make...
Attackers have begun exploiting a critical vulnerability in macOS’s built-in Screen Sharing feature to gain access to Mac computers without any valid credentials whatsoever. In several confirmed cases, attackers who established this unauthorized connection...
Malicious actors currently exploit a critical vulnerability in macOS. Specifically, attackers target computers with the “Screen Sharing” feature enabled and exposed. They successfully bypass credential verification and instantly gain root privileges. Subsequently, they install...
The Surge of AI Submissions Artificial intelligence networks have flooded Apple with vulnerability reports. Consequently, the company has restricted new submissions. Some incoming materials reveal dangerous discoveries. However, poorly verified or completely fabricated problems...
The Resurgence of XCSSET Following several months of quiet activity, a notorious malware family targeting software developers has returned with a stealthy upgrade. This malicious tool leaves almost no trace on local disk drives....
macOS users are once again being enticed by “simplistic remedies” for system optimization or disk purification, yet following such counsel may incur the steep price of compromised passwords, sensitive files, and cryptocurrency assets. Microsoft...
The Wine Project has ceremoniously unveiled version 11.0, arriving almost precisely one year following the debut of Wine 10. This venerable software suite, which facilitates the execution of 16-, 32-, and 64-bit Windows applications...
The latest iteration of the macOS stealer known as MacSync has learned to infiltrate victims’ machines almost “like a legitimate application.” According to Jamf, it is now distributed as a signed Swift app packaged...
Digital calendars have long been a convenient way to stay organized amid daily routines, yet new research from Bitsight reveals that this familiar tool can be transformed into a fully fledged attack vector. Bitsight...
Apple Podcasts has begun launching itself spontaneously, displaying peculiar religious and “educational” programs and, in some cases, directing users to potentially malicious websites. Researchers have discovered that the app can be triggered invisibly from...
A vulnerability has been discovered in early builds of OpenVPN, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary commands on a user’s machine. The flaw affects versions from 2.7_alpha1 through 2.7_beta1 and poses a serious threat to...
Researchers have unveiled a tool for analyzing Apple firmware (IPSW) that significantly reduces storage requirements and accelerates work with system images. The impetus for its development was the rapid growth in IPSW file sizes:...
