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  1. Luis

    MacOS security defeated by a small team in one week using Mythos

    MacOS security defeated by a small team in one week using Mythos A team of researchers used AI to compromise MacOS in an attack that defeats Apple's most powerful hardware security system, which previously blocked all other known attacks. Many security experts consider Apple devices the...
  3. S

    Seriously, Apple?

    As I discovered today, in the last few months Apple seems to have very quietly removed the ability to download older versions of their apps from the app store, as has been possible for as long as I can remember. Was on the phone to Apple support and they admitted that zero notification of this...
  4. Jan

    Statcounter South African operating system market share - May 2023

    Most popular operating systems in South Africa Android and Windows are the most popular operating systems (OS) in South Africa, and they have been for some time, according to data from Statcounter GlobalStats. Google's mobile OS held 67.56% of the South African market as of May 2023, while...
    • Jan
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    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  5. Jan

    Gamers with Macs take Apple's new Game Porting Toolkit for a spin

    Good news for gaming on Mac Apple's new Game Porting Toolkit (GPT) allows any tech-savvy Mac user to run several of the latest Windows games on Apple Silicon, and could pave the way for more developers fully porting games to MacOS. Apple first announced GPT without much detail during the...
  6. Jan

    MacOS gets patch for Microsoft-reported vuln that bypasses SIP and TCC

    Apple patches Microsoft-reported MacOS flaw that lets attackers install "undeletable" malware Apple recently addressed a MacOS security flaw — discovered and reported by Microsoft — that lets attackers with root privileges install "undeletable" malware and access private data. Tracked as...
    • Jan
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    • apple macos microsoft system integrity protection (sip) transparency consent and control (tcc)
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  7. Jan

    MacOS-based malware targeting crypto wallets

    MacOS information-stealing malware targets over 50 crypto wallets A new information-stealing malware targeting MacOS is being distributed to cyber criminals through private Telegram channels for $1,000 (R18,350) a month, Bleeping Computer reports. Known as "Atomic" or "AMOS", buyers receive a...
  8. Jan

    Researchers find LockBit ransomware targeting M1 Macs

    Major ransomware campaign targets Mac devices Cybersecurity researcher MalwareHunterTeam has discovered a ZIP archive on TotalVirus containing most of the available LockBit encryptors — including one targeting M1 Macs. This is the first time the LockBit ransomware gang has built encryptors...
    • Jan
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    • apple m1 lockbit macos malwarehunterteam vx-underground
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  9. Jan

    Researchers discover Mac-targeting malware that harvests files, credentials

    MacStealer malware pilfers passwords and crypto wallet data Uptycs' threat research team has discovered a new malware targetting MacOS users to steal their credentials stored in the iCloud KeyChain, web browsers, crypto wallets, and sensitive files. According to Uptycs, the malware has been...
  10. Jan

    Microsoft Outlook for Mac is now free

    Microsoft makes Outlook free for Mac MacOS users can now use Microsoft Outlook for free without needing a 365 subscription or Office licence, the company announced in a blog post. The program is now free to download from Apple's App Store. However, the download page does specify that Microsoft...
    • Jan
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    • apple macos michael palermiti microsoft microsoft 365 microsoft outlook
    • Replies: 13
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  11. Jan

    Apple patches zero-day flaw affecting iPhones, iPads, and Macs

    Apple patches zero-day flaw affecting iPhones, iPads, and Macs Apple has released emergency security updates to secure its devices against a zero-day flaw that has been exploited to hack iPhones, iPads, and Macs, Bleeping Computer reports. The vulnerability — tracked as CVE-2023-23529 —...
  12. Jan

    Most popular desktop and mobile operating systems in South Africa - December 2018-2022

    Most popular operating systems in South Africa Android and Windows continue to dominate the South African operating system (OS) market for mobile and desktop devices, with usage shares of 82.13% and 62.46%, respectively. However, according to Statcounter GlobalStats data, their usage share...
    • Jan
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    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  13. Jan

    Apple ships major security update to ancient iPhones

    Decade-old iPhones get security updates Apple has rolled out several security fixes to older versions of iOS and MacOS, including a critical flaw in its WebKit browser engine. Apple previously addressed the CVE-2022-42856 type confusion vulnerability as part of the iOS 16.1.2 update at the end...
  14. Jan

    Linux has more malware than MacOS - Elastic Security Labs

    One app is the source of almost half of all MacOS malware New cybersecurity research has found that almost half of the malware that infected MacOS computers in the past year came from the same app. Elastic Security Labs' 2022 Global Threat Report delved into the prevalence and nature of...
    • Jan
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    • apple elastic security labs linux macos malware microsoft windows
    • Replies: 7
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  15. Jan

    Windows vs MacOS market share in South Africa

    Windows reigns supreme in South Africa — but MacOS market share has grown Microsoft's Windows is by far the most popular operating system (OS) in the desktop PC market in South Africa, but Apple's MacOS has seen more uptake in the country in the past decade. That is according to market share...
  16. Jan

    Apple delays release of iPadOS 16

    Apple delays iPadOS 16 release — when to expect it Apple has confirmed that its operating system (OS) rollouts will work a bit differently this year, with the company holding its iPadOS 16 update for release after its iOS 16 public build is released. While it is expected that Apple will...
  17. Jan

    Apple issues security patch for zero-days in MacOS and iOS

    Apple releases emergency security update for Macs and iPhones Apple has released an emergency security patch to address two zero-day vulnerabilities previously exploited to hack Macs and iPhones, Bleeping Computer reported. The Cupertino-based tech company released MacOS Monterey 12.5.1 and...
  18. Jan

    WhatsApp replacing Electron with native apps for Windows and Mac

    WhatsApp launches native Windows app — Mac app in the works Meta Platforms has launched a native WhatsApp desktop application for Windows that no longer uses the web-based Electron framework. "WhatsApp Desktop users have been using our web-based desktop app (WhatsApp Desktop) or our...
    • Jan
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    • apple electron macos meta platforms microsoft whatsapp windows
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Broadband and IT News
  19. Rual dV

    MacOS Zoom client receives patch fixing high severity security flaw

    Zoom for Mac patches critical security flaw Zoom has patched a high severity security vulnerability present in the automatic updater for its desktop client on MacBooks. According to a security bulletin published on 13 August, the Standard and IT Admin Zoom Client for Meetings on MacOS from...
  20. E

    Weird grey "hair" in MS Edge

    This is a weird one, so bear with me... There seems to be a grey "hair" stuck in Microsoft Edge on OSX. It literally looks like a hair on my screen: But my colleague complained today that I'm "screen-sharing the hair" during a MS Teams call -- at which point we realised it is a weird...
    • ebendl
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    • Forum: Software
  21. Rual dV

    Security researcher uncovers seven developers abusing Mac App Store policies with malware-infested apps

    Security researcher discovers popular Mac applications riddled with malware Security researcher Alex Kleber has disclosed that seven different Apple developer accounts have abused the Apple Mac Store to distribute malware-infested applications. The developer accounts and applications and...
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