Checklist 214: Five Big Mac Malware Stories from 2020
With a new year just underway, we thought we’d look back at five big Mac malware stories for 2020. We'll talk about FinSpy, GravityRAT, XCSSET, ThiefQuest, and Shlayer.
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How to uninstall Adobe Flash on your Mac
Adobe Flash reached its end-of-life (EOL) on December 31, 2020, and as of January 12, 2021, any remaining Flash Player installations will be blocked from playing content.
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Checklist 213: New Year Security Resolutions
It's the perfect time to make positive changes, so this week we’re bringing you two cybersecurity-themed New Year’s resolutions that will help keep you safe through 2021 and beyond.
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The 10 biggest Apple news stories of 2020
In something of a reversal of the general trend for last year, a lot of that Apple news was actually good news as well!
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Checklist 212: The Hacky Holidays Special
Voices of Checklists passed tell us about their favorite hacker movies, including Hackers, WarGames, Sneakers, and Superman III. What did they get right? What did they get wrong? And what can we learn from them? Snuggle up for The...
Zero-click iMessage exploit used to hack journalists
Security researchers have uncovered a surveillance campaign aimed at journalists in the Middle East, claiming that a zero-click iMessage exploit was used to hack their iPhones.stock
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Able
Type:
Keylogger
Platform:
Mac OS X
Last updated:
02/09/16 9:14 pm
Threat Level:
High
Description
Able is a keylogger which runs on macOS 10.5 and later. Like all keystroke loggers, it can be used to monitor the activities of any computer on which it is installed. Able requires...
SolarWinds hack impacts U.S. government and military, exposes most of Fortune 500
In mid-December, security analysts announced a serious data breach at two U.S. government departments. The SolarWinds hack has turned out to be one of the most far-reaching and sophisticated cyberattacks ever carried out against the U.S. government — the...
Checklist 211: Avoiding a Scammy New Year
The holidays! A time of love, warmth, and good cheer. Also, prime time for scammers. We’ll look at some delivery scams and how to avoid them.
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Apple releases security updates for all OSes
Apple has just released security updates for all of its operating systems. In this short article, we’ll tell you about the most essential patches and help parse some of the language used in Cupertino’s release notes.
iOS and iPadOS
Apple has...
Apple and Cloudflare develop a more private Internet protocol
Apple and Cloudflare have teamed up to build a better Internet protocol. Known as ODoH, the new protocol is designed to enhance privacy by making it harder for third parties to see what users are doing online.
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How to avoid package delivery scams
For record numbers of people, holiday gift buying was done online this year — and now everyone is waiting around for those presents to be delivered. The bad guys know this, and are using package delivery scams...
Checklist 210: Shopping for Internet of Things Things
With time ticking down, you may be ordering IoT things for holiday gifts. Be sure what you’re buying is safe! We’ve got a Checklist for that. Plus - 33 vulnerabilities pose a threat to “millions” of IoT devices.
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5 tips to help you avoid scam Facebook ads
If you’re going to be doing some online holiday shopping in the next week or two, here are 5 things you can do to protect yourself from the kind of scam ads you may encounter on Facebook and other...
New iOS exploit can hack iPhones wirelessly
A researcher at Google’s Project Zero has just announced a zero-click iOS exploit capable of wirelessly hacking nearby iPhones. As iOS exploits go, this one is a pretty big deal!
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Iconic BugTraq security mailing list shuts down after 27 years
BugTraq launched in November 1993 and it was one of the first mailing lists dedicated to disclosing vulnerabilities.
Weekly Update 226
Presently sponsored by: 1Password is a secure password manager and digital wallet that keeps you safe onlineA little bit of a change of pace this week with the video being solely on the events unfolding around removing content, people...
FIN11 e-crime group shifted to CL0P ransomware and big game hunting
The financially motivated FIN11, which increasingly incorporated CL0P ransomware into their operations in 2020, appeared to rely on low-effort volume techniques like spamming malware for initial entry, but put a substantial amount of effort into each follow-up compromise.
“Several...
Joker's Stash, the internet's largest carding forum, is shutting down
Joker's Stash to shut down on February 15, 2021.
Biden to invest in cyber workforce, but without plan to overcome lingering staffing hurdles
President-elect Joe Biden announced funding to modernize secure IT and lure cyber talent to the public sector as part of his plan to stimulate the economy and rebuild in the wake of the pandemic. But cybersecurity experts remain skeptical...
