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Generally, macOS is considered one of the safest OS but cybercriminals are skilled enough to find loopholes and security lapses in macOS as well. As per the latest research report from Kaspersky Lab, the most widespread macOS threat in the year 2019 wa…
. When using Authentication with Apache Tomcat, between versions 9.0.0.M1 to 9.0.29, 8.5.0 to 8.5.49 and 7.0.0 to 7.0.98, a narrow window is presented where a threat actor could deploy a session fix attack. At first the researchers considered this wind…
This week, antivirus company Kaspersky detailed the 10 most common threats its macOS users encountered in 2019. At the top of the list: the Shlayer Trojan, which hit 10 percent of all of the Macs Kaspersky monitors, and accounted for nearly a third of …
The popular misconception that Macs don’t get viruses has become a lot less popular in recent years, as Apple devices have weathered their fair share of bugs. But it’s still surprising that the most prolific malware on macOS—by one count, affecting one…
Getty. If there’s one sneaky malware that Mac users should be worried about, it’s the Shlayer Trojan. In the comparatively safe walled garden of MacLand, it’s the nearest thing to a viral plague you will find. According to Kaspersky, 10% of all the ins…
Although macOS is traditionally considered to be a safe and secure operating system, cybercriminals are still trying to profit from macOS users according to new research from Kaspersky that revealed the Shlayer malware was the most widespread macOS thr…
A new ransomware incident has harshly affected a major automotive company. Gedia Automotive Group, a German car parts manufacturer with nearly 5,000 employees in seven different countries, has confirmed a ransomware attack that forced all of its IT sys…
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Malware has evolved over the years and we have seen quite a few for Mac as well. One might think that only advanced malware is capable of targeting users, however, this is not the case. A seemingly simple mal…
During 2019, specialists from Kaspersky issued reports on thousands of infections of Shlayer, a new family, managing to prevent attacks on one in ten Mac devices. Although it appeared that the threat had been contained, recent reports claim that the ma…
A honeypot set up to observe the current security landscape in smart manufacturing systems observed numerous threats—including cryptomining malware and ransomware—in just a few months, highlighting the new threats that industrial control systems (ICS) …