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Atomic macOS Stealer malware surfaces, snags information via malicious Google Search ads

A new chunk of malware known as “Atomic macOS Stealer (AMOS)” has been released that specifically targets Apple users. In the latest development, AMOS has been found in malicious ads for Google searches. The most recent version of the Atomic macOS Stealer was noted by researchers at Malwarebytes in what is considered a “malvertising campaign.” […]

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Researcher draws attention to long-standing security vulnerability in OS X operating systems

After five months, it might be time to fix this sucker… Per mitre.org and Ars Technica, a unaddressed bug in Apple’s Mac OS X discovered five months ago allows hackers to bypass the usual authentication measures by tweaking specific clock and user timestamp settings, granting near unlimited access to a computer’s files. While the security […]