Last year, 11% of all detections on Macs were caused by malware. The illuminating figure gives a view into the world of Mac cyberthreats.
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Malicious meeting invite fix targets Mac users
Scammers are attacking Mac users interested in cryptocurrencies using a fake fix for a meeting link that won’t work.
A week in security (Nov 15 – Nov 21)
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Apple’s notarization process fails to protect
In macOS Mojave, Apple introduced the concept of notarization, a process that developers can go through to ensure that their software…
Mac ThiefQuest malware may not be ransomware after all
Editor’s note: The original name for the malware, EvilQuest, has been changed due to a legitimate game of the same name…
New Mac ransomware spreading through piracy
Editor’s note: The original name for the malware, EvilQuest, has been changed due to a legitimate game of the same name…
Mac threat detections on the rise in 2019
Conventional wisdom has been that, although not invulnerable to cyberthreats (as some old Apple ads would have you believe), Macs are…
New Mac cryptominer Malwarebytes detects as Bird Miner runs by emulating Linux
A new Mac cryptocurrency miner Malwarebytes detects as Bird Miner has been found in a cracked installer for the high-end music…
A week in security (December 10 – 16)
Last week on Labs, we took a look at some new Mac malware, a collection of various scraped data dumps, the…
Flurry of new Mac malware drops in December
Last week, we wrote about a new piece of malware called DarthMiner. It turns out there was more to be seen,…