Update: Apple has confirmed that there has been no breach of any Apple systems, and that any accounts the hackers have…
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There are many Mac security myths circulating among users. So how can you tell if the advice you’re reading is fact…
On Valentine’s Day, Mac users got a special “treat” in the form of new malware. Then, later that same week, there were signs…
The Findzip ransomware was discovered on February 22, 2017. At that time, it was thought that files would be irreversibly encrypted by…
Here’s a scam mail which claims your iCloud has been accessed without permission, and will be locked within 2 hours if you…
February has been a relatively busy month in the world of Mac malware, and now it has gotten busier with the…
Macro malware – commonly known as a “Word macro virus” – involves maliciously-crafted Microsoft Office documents containing Visual Basic macros. These…
Researchers Claudio Guarnieri and Collin Anderson recently discovered new Mac malware, which they have dubbed MacDownloader. They report that this malware appears to…
The first Mac malware of 2017 was brought to my attention by an IT admin, who spotted some strange outgoing network traffic from…
Update (12/13/2016): Apple has added a Report Junk link on iCloud.com, to allow you to report these spam events as junk….