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.” […]
Following last August’s data breach of security company LastPass, it appears that the same attacker returned to hack an employee’s computer and steal a decrypted password vault. The company reported a security incident in August 2022, saying an unauthorized party gained access to a third-party cloud-based storage service that LastPass uses to store archived backups. […]
You might want to check your email to see if Twitter believes your account got hacked. Twitter has confirmed that a data breach allowed a hacker to gain access to the contact details of up to 5.4 million accounts. The data – which ties Twitter handles to phone numbers and email addresses – has been […]
This could help with e-mail spam and phishing attacks. Apple will apparently be incorporating the Brand Indicators for Message Identification (BIMI) standard in its Apple Mail program for iOS 16, iPadOS 16, and macOS Ventura. “[This] is an emerging email specification that enables the use of brand-controlled logos within support email clients,” says the AuthIndicators […]
This is kind of nifty. Software maker 1Password, which since 2019 has used the Sign in with Apple feature to allow iPhone and Mac users to protect their privacy by allowing them to generate random email addresses when they need to access a new website, service or app, has announced that it will be bringing […]