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Researchers discover potential JavaScript-free attack that could affect Apple Silicon/M1, other processors

You’re not going to love this, but it’s still a good thing that they found it. Per a research paper published by Cornell University, a group of security researchers have discovered what appears to be the first browser side-channel attack that’s Javascript-free, and AppleM1 chips may be more vulnerable to it. The attack is constructed […]

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Nova text editor reaches version 4.1, new features, fixes, and extensions added

Panic Software just released version 4.1 of its awesome Nova text editor on Tuesday, and its change list is copious. What’s New: Added an Editor Path / Breadcrumbs Bar that shows the active file path as well as the current selected symbol Parser: Added support for anchored, directed grammar sub-scopes The Launcher can now be […]

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macintosh.js project allows Mac OS 8 to run as JavaScript app under macOS, Windows, and Linux

If you’re hankering for some old school Mac stuff to run under macOS, you’re going to like this. A group of developers has created macintosh.js, a JavaScript app that allows Mac OS 8 to run on macOS, Windows, and Linux. The code is available on GitHub, and the developers have promised some goodies from an […]

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U.S. government warns against vulnerability found in Firefox, users users to update to current version immediately

Less than two weeks into 2020, and the first critical security flaw in a web browser has surfaced. The issue is found in Mozilla’s Firefox web browser, and the Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is warning users about it. The good news is that the issue has already been patched, and snagging the new Firefox […]

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Security analysts find hidden malware payload attacks in graphic files, begin to study new technique

You’re not going to love this, but a group of security designers have apparently discovered that a new way of attacking the macOS with malware is being used. The researchers have noted that malicious online advertising found to have used steganography to disguise its payload within an ad’s image files, in order to fool security […]