This malware appears to be quite harmless, so far, it takes screenshots and stores them in a folder on your Mac. The malware, named OSX/KitM.A connects with two command & control servers which are currently not operational. Wether these servers have been operational in the past or will be in the future is unknown but ...
Adobe has released an update for ColdFusion, Reader and Flash Player. Update your Adobe products today to avoid having their vulnerabilities exploited. You can update Flash Player in your System Preferences > Flash Player > Advanced > “Check Now”. After updating Flash Player your version should read: 11.7.700.202
The previously mentioned Two-Step Verification enabled by Apple to further secure your Apple ID was initially only available in the US, UK, Australia, Ireland and New Zealand. Apple is currently rolling out this feature in more countries. Though the supported countries are not mentioned on Apple’s website yet there are reports online of it now working ...
Do a search on your preferred search engine and you’ll find mixed results. From the actual antivirus companies advertising stating you really need antivirus software on your Mac to various blogs, forums and websites that state you really don’t. So which one is it? Do you or don’t you? I’ll state my case and have ...
Yesterday was Change Your Password day. While the original idea behind it is good, this day also presents a big opportunity for hackers. Hackers can use this day to get their hands on a lot of passwords. I’ll explain how.
A topic i touch on almost daily, i have no idea why i haven’t written about this sooner. Thanks to Troy Hunt for inspiring me to write it now. When you buy your new Mac, iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad, chances are big one of the helpful employees in an Apple Store helps you set ...
This is an add-on to my previous post about the LivingSocial hack. As i explained in that post, user’s Names, e-mail addresses, birth dates and encrypted passwords were stolen. I also explained how this data can be used to generate some very convincing spear-phishing emails. Something i want to further focus on in this post ...
LivingSocial announced today they were the victim of a cyber attack that compromised their computer systems. 50 million customers had their information accessed. This includes: – Names – E-mail addresses – Birth dates – Encrypted passwords Credit card and merchant financial data was not compromised according to LivingSocial. If you have not done so already, ...
Out of all the ways to share files AirDrop is possibly the most underrated and least known way. AirDrop is one of the great new features of OS X Lion and later, which provides a really easy way to share files between supported Wi-Fi-enabled Macs without having to connect through the local Wi-Fi network. (excerpt ...
Security researchers have flagged a simple but potentially dangerous flaw in the Apple Safari browser, which could be used to hijack users’ web sessions. The problem lies in the Apple Safari webarchive format, which saves all resources on a web page into one document. To exploit the flaw, an attacker would have to trick a victim into ...