Mac Malware resource from Checkpoint
Mac Virus
by David Harley
3y ago
While I’m not currently maintaining this site, I should flag the pretty good MacOS Malware Pedia implemented by Checkpoint. Hat tip to Virus Bulletin, who drew my attention to that page in their March 11th newsletter. Added to the Malware Descriptions page. David Harley ..read more
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Normal service suspended indefinitely
Mac Virus
by David Harley
3y ago
For the present, I’m not working in the security industry, so I shan’t be maintaining this blog, though I’ll keep it intact for the present in case people still find some use for what’s here. I don’t plan to look for another security job at present, but never say never: this site might just surprise you. Apologies for the suddenness of the decision. David Harley ..read more
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Webkit vulnerability affecting Safari et al
Mac Virus
by David Harley
3y ago
Bleeping Computer: WebKit Vulnerability Affects Latest Versions of Apple Safari “A researcher published exploit code for a vulnerability in WebKit, the web browser engine that powers Apple’s Safari, along with other apps on macOS, iOS, and Linux.” David Harley ..read more
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Apple updates 10th December 2018
Mac Virus
by David Harley
3y ago
Apologies for the continuing silence from this page, due to bereavement and personal illness. I still don’t have much time to give to this project at the moment, but here are a few ‘catch-ups’. A big dollop of Apple updates across practically everything, summarized here by The Register: It’s December 2018, and a rogue application can still tell your Apple Mac: I’m your El Capitan now – “iOS, macOS, tvOS, Safari, and anyone for some reason using iTunes on Windows – get patching” John Gruber links to and comments on David Barnard’s article on Gaming the App Store: “…it continues ..read more
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Apple and Android updates 17th November 2018
Mac Virus
by David Harley
3y ago
Bleeping Computer: iPhone X, Galaxy S9, Xiaomi Mi6 Fall at Pwn2Own Tokyo – “iPhone X, Samsung Galaxy S9, and Xiaomi Mi6 all fell at the hands of hackers that found bugs in various components and crafted exploits that allowed complete take over of the targeted device.” Tomáš Foltýn for ESET: Google’s data charts path to avoiding malware on Android “How much higher are the odds that your device will be exposed to malware if you download apps from outside Google Play or if you use one of Android’s older versions? Google has the numbers” Cyberscoop: Apple’s new security chip kills access ..read more
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More on the Bloomberg claims
Mac Virus
by David Harley
3y ago
I’ve often taken issue with Cylance (and other so-called next-generation vendors) over its misleading claims about mainstream detection techniques. However, the company has published some discussion among its own researchers regarding Bloomberg’s claims about supply-chain security issues relating to Apple and other big US companies, and several good points are made therein. Worth reading. Around the Watercooler: Bloomberg “Big Hack” Edition David Harley ..read more
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Apple, GrayKey, Google
Mac Virus
by David Harley
3y ago
ZDnet: Apple blocks GrayKey police tech in iOS update – “Reports suggest the data-slurping tool has been rendered useless — but no-one knows how.” The Register: Apple boss decries ‘data industrial complex’ while pocketing, er, billions to hook Google into iOS – ” …”Advancing AI by collecting huge personal profiles is laziness, not efficiency,” he said. “For artificial intelligence to be truly smart, it must respect human values including privacy.”….Apple … sells Google access to iOS customers for $9bn. That’s how much Google is expected to pay Apple this year to be the default s ..read more
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Antisocial Android Apps
Mac Virus
by David Harley
3y ago
Lukas Stefanko for ESET: Banking Trojans continue to surface on Google Play The malicious apps have all been removed from the official Android store but not before the apps were installed by almost 30,000 users BuzzFeed: Apps Installed On Millions Of Android Phones Tracked User Behavior To Execute A Multimillion-Dollar Ad Fraud Scheme – “A BuzzFeed News investigation uncovered a sophisticated ad fraud scheme involving more than 125 Android apps and websites, some of which were targeted at kids.” David Harley ..read more
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Should Bloomberg retract?
Mac Virus
by David Harley
3y ago
John Gruber cites Amazon Web Services CEO Andy Jassy’s tweet while considering Bloomberg’s decreasingly convincing insistence on the Apple/Amazon/etc. supply chain story: AWS CEO ANDY JASSY: ‘BLOOMBERG SHOULD RETRACT’ I have to agree: Bloomberg’s position is not looking very tenable. David Harley ..read more
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Apple and personal data, plus Android issues
Mac Virus
by David Harley
3y ago
ZDNet: Apple to US users: Here’s how you can now see what personal data we hold on you – “Apple’s privacy tools now go beyond Europe, so more now get to download the personal data it has collected….he move brings the four countries in line with Europe, where Apple began offering a simpler way to download a copy of user data in May, just before the EU’s strict GDPR privacy legislation came into effect.” Less positively: Security Boulevard: Inside Safari Extensions | Malware’s Golden Key to User Data – “A 2-part series looking at the technology behind macOS browser extensions and ..read more
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