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Apple Fixes MacOS Zero-day Bug Exploited By Shlayer Malware Apple has fixed a zero-day vulnerability in macOS exploited in the wild by Shlayer malware to bypass Apple’s File Quarantine, Gatekeeper, and Notarization security checks and download second-stage malicious payloads. Shlayer’s creators have managed to get their malicious payloads through Apple’s automated notarizing process before. If they pass
Microsoft Defender Now Blocks Cryptojacking Malware Using Intel TDT Microsoft today announced that Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, the enterprise version of its Windows 10 Defender antivirus, now comes with support for blocking cryptojacking malware using Intel’s silicon-based Threat Detection Technology (TDT). Cryptojacking malware allows threat actors to secretly mine for cryptocurrency on infected devices, including
Apple iCloud Mail Outage Causing Email Sending, Receiving Issues Apple’s iCloud Mail service is suffering an outage since this morning, preventing some people from sending and receiving emails. iCloud Mail is Apple’s free email service where users can get an email address at the @icloud.com, @me.com, or @mac.com domains. Starting this morning at 7:13 AM
US Warns Of Russian State Hackers Still Targeting US, Foreign Orgs The FBI, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned today of continued attacks coordinated by the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) (aka APT29) against US and foreign organizations. “The SVR activity—which includes the recent SolarWinds Orion supply chain compromise—primarily