Threat actor IntelBroker, notorious for a series of daring cyberattacks, has resurfaced with claims of orchestrating a data breach of Apple’s website. The TA allegedly has gained access to internal source code of three popular tools of Apple.com. This claim comes just a day after IntelBroker claimed to have orchestrated
Feb 10, 2024NewsroommacOS Malware / Cyber Threat Apple macOS users are the target of a new Rust-based backdoor that has been operating under the radar since November 2023. The backdoor, codenamed RustDoor by Bitdefender, has been found to impersonate an update for Microsoft Visual Studio and target both Intel and
Sep 08, 2023THNSpyware / Vulnerability Apple on Thursday released emergency security updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS to address two zero-day flaws that have been exploited in the wild to deliver NSO Group’s Pegasus mercenary spyware. The issues are described as below – CVE-2023-41061 – A validation issue in
Jul 22, 2023THNEncryption / Privacy Apple has warned that it would rather stop offering iMessage and FaceTime services in the U.K. than bowing down to government pressure in response to new proposals that seek to expand digital surveillance powers available to state intelligence agencies. The development, first reported by BBC
Jun 22, 2023Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Endpoint Security Apple on Wednesday released a slew of updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and Safari browser to address a set of flaws it said were actively exploited in the wild. This includes a pair of zero-days that have been weaponized in a mobile
Jun 19, 2023Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Hacking Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a set of malicious artifacts that they say is part of a sophisticated toolkit targeting Apple macOS systems. “As of now, these samples are still largely undetected and very little information is available about any of them,” Bitdefender researchers
May 19, 2023Ravie LakshmananZero-Day / Endpoint Security Apple on Thursday rolled out security updates to iOS, iPadOS, macOS, tvOS, watchOS, and the Safari web browser to address three new zero-day flaws that it said are being actively exploited in the wild. The three security shortcomings are listed below – CVE-2023-32409
May 18, 2023Ravie LakshmananMobile Security / App Sec Apple has announced that it prevented over $2 billion in potentially fraudulent transactions and rejected roughly 1.7 million app submissions for privacy and security violations in 2022. The computing giant said it terminated 428,000 developer accounts for potential fraudulent activity, blocked 105,000
May 16, 2023Ravie LakshmananEndpoint Security / Cyber Threat A Golang implementation of Cobalt Strike called Geacon is likely to garner the attention of threat actors looking to target Apple macOS systems. The findings come from SentinelOne, which observed an uptick in the number of Geacon payloads appearing on VirusTotal in
Apr 08, 2023Ravie LakshmananZero-Day / Endpoint Security Apple on Friday released security updates for iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and Safari web browser to address a pair of zero-day flaws that are being exploited in the wild. The two vulnerabilities are as follows – CVE-2023-28205 – A use after free issue in