Tag: macOS
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Google Issues Emergency Chrome 142 Update to Fix Multiple High-Risk Vulnerabilities
Google has rolled out an emergency update for its Chrome browser, version 142, to address a series of serious remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to take control of affected systems. The update, released on November 5, 2025, is being distributed gradually across desktop platforms, Windows, macOS, and Linux, as well as…
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Google Issues Emergency Chrome 142 Update to Fix Multiple High-Risk Vulnerabilities
Google has rolled out an emergency update for its Chrome browser, version 142, to address a series of serious remote code execution (RCE) vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to take control of affected systems. The update, released on November 5, 2025, is being distributed gradually across desktop platforms, Windows, macOS, and Linux, as well as…
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Critical React Native NPM Vulnerability Exposes Developer Systems to Remote Attacks
A severe vulnerability was discovered in the React Native Community CLI, a popular open-source package downloaded nearly two million times every week by developers building cross-platform applications. Tracked as CVE-2025-11953, this flaw allows unauthenticated remote code execution across Windows, macOS, and Linux systems. In practical terms, attackers can execute arbitrary commands on a developer’s machine…
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Apple-Updates: iOS 26.1; macOS 26.1 und mehr (3. Nov. 2025)
Apple hat zum 3. November 2025 diverse Sicherheitsupdates für seine Betriebssysteme macOS und iOS bzw. iPadOS veröffentlich. Für iPhone und iPad ist beispielsweise iOS 26.1 erschienen. Auch macOS hat diverse Sicherheitsupdates erhalten. Die Liste der Updates lässt sich auf dieser … First seen on borncity.com Jump to article: www.borncity.com/blog/2025/11/04/apple-updates-ios-26-1-macos-26-1-und-mehr-3-nov-2025/
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Preventing DNS filtering bypass by Encrypted DNS (DoT, DoH, DoQ)
DNS over HTTPS (DoH) and other encrypted DNS protocols like DNS over TLS (DoT) & DNS over QUIC (DoQ) enhances user privacy and security by encrypting DNS queries in transit, shielding them from eavesdropping, tampering, and censorship on untrusted networks. This prevents ISPs and local attackers from logging or manipulating domain resolutions, fostering a more…
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A New Security Layer for macOS Takes Aim at Admin Errors Before Hackers Do
A design firm is editing a new campaign video on a MacBook Pro. The creative director opens a collaboration app that quietly requests microphone and camera permissions. MacOS is supposed to flag that, but in this case, the checks are loose. The app gets access anyway.On another Mac in the same office, file sharing is…
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A New Security Layer for macOS Takes Aim at Admin Errors Before Hackers Do
A design firm is editing a new campaign video on a MacBook Pro. The creative director opens a collaboration app that quietly requests microphone and camera permissions. MacOS is supposed to flag that, but in this case, the checks are loose. The app gets access anyway.On another Mac in the same office, file sharing is…
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AtlasExploit ermöglicht Angriff auf ChatGPT-Speicher
Security-Forscher haben eine neue Schwachstelle entdeckt, die den ChatGPT Atlas-Browser von OpenAI betrifft.Nur wenige Tage, nachdem Cybersicherheitsanalysten davor gewarnt hatten, den neuen Atlas-Browser von OpenAI zu installieren, haben Forscher von LayerX Security eine Schwachstelle entdeckt. Die Lücke soll es Angreifen ermöglichen, bösartige Befehle direkt in den ChatGPT-Speicher der Anwender einzuschleusen und Remote-Code auszuführen. Wie Or…
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Typo hackers sneak cross-platform credential stealer into 10 npm packages
Payload for IP fingerprinting and credential theft: Once the fake CAPTCHA interaction occurs, the installer sends the victim’s IP address to the attacker’s server, a step that allows tracking, geofencing, and exclusion of unwanted targets.It then downloads the payload from the same host, which is a 24 MB Pyinstaller-packed application that contains hundreds of thousands…
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AtlasExploit ermöglicht Angriff auf ChatGPT-Speicher
Security-Forscher haben eine neue Schwachstelle entdeckt, die den ChatGPT Atlas-Browser von OpenAI betrifft.Nur wenige Tage, nachdem Cybersicherheitsanalysten davor gewarnt hatten, den neuen Atlas-Browser von OpenAI zu installieren, haben Forscher von LayerX Security eine Schwachstelle entdeckt. Die Lücke soll es Angreifen ermöglichen, bösartige Befehle direkt in den ChatGPT-Speicher der Anwender einzuschleusen und Remote-Code auszuführen. Wie Or…
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Russian Hackers Exploit Adaptix Pentesting Tool in Ransomware Attacks
Silent Push wars of Russian hackers exploiting Adaptix, a pentesting tool built for Windows, Linux, and macOS, in ransomware campaigns. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/russian-hackers-adaptix-pentest-ransomware/
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Malicious NPM packages fetch infostealer for Windows, Linux, macOS
Ten malicious packages mimicking legitimate software projects in the npm registry download an information-stealing component that collects sensitive data from Windows, Linux, and macOS systems. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-npm-packages-fetch-infostealer-for-windows-linux-macos/
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Malicious NPM packages fetch infostealer for Windows, Linux, macOS
Ten malicious packages mimicking legitimate software projects in the npm registry download an information-stealing component that collects sensitive data from Windows, Linux, and macOS systems. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-npm-packages-fetch-infostealer-for-windows-linux-macos/
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10 npm Packages Caught Stealing Developer Credentials on Windows, macOS, and Linux
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a set of 10 malicious npm packages that are designed to deliver an information stealer targeting Windows, Linux, and macOS systems.”The malware uses four layers of obfuscation to hide its payload, displays a fake CAPTCHA to appear legitimate, fingerprints victims by IP address, and downloads a 24MB PyInstaller-packaged information stealer that…
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10 npm Packages Caught Stealing Developer Credentials on Windows, macOS, and Linux
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a set of 10 malicious npm packages that are designed to deliver an information stealer targeting Windows, Linux, and macOS systems.”The malware uses four layers of obfuscation to hide its payload, displays a fake CAPTCHA to appear legitimate, fingerprints victims by IP address, and downloads a 24MB PyInstaller-packaged information stealer that…
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BlueNoroff APT Launches AI-Enhanced Espionage on macOS, Using GPT-4o Images in Fake GhostCall Meetings
The post BlueNoroff APT Launches AI-Enhanced Espionage on macOS, Using GPT-4o Images in Fake GhostCall Meetings appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity. First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/bluenoroff-apt-launches-ai-enhanced-espionage-on-macos-using-gpt-4o-images-in-fake-ghostcall-meetings/
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AI browsers can be abused by malicious AI sidebar extensions: Report
‘Dumpster fires’: David Shipley, head of Canadian employee security awareness training firm Beauceron Security, agrees.”I think if CISOs are bored and want to spice up their lives with an incident, they should roll out these AI-powered hot messes to their users,” he said .”But, if they’re like most CISOs and they have lots of problems,…
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Google ads for fake Homebrew, LogMeIn sites push infostealers
A new malicious campaign is targeting macOS developers with fake Homebrew, LogMeIn, and TradingView platforms that deliver infostealing malware like AMOS (Atomic macOS Stealer) and Odyssey. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-ads-for-fake-homebrew-logmein-sites-push-infostealers/
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Hackers Abuse Blockchain Smart Contracts to Spread Malware via Infected WordPress Sites
A financially motivated threat actor codenamed UNC5142 has been observed abusing blockchain smart contracts as a way to facilitate the distribution of information stealers such as Atomic (AMOS), Lumma, Rhadamanthys (aka RADTHIEF), and Vidar, targeting both Windows and Apple macOS systems.”UNC5142 is characterized by its use of compromised WordPress websites and ‘EtherHiding,’ a technique used…
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Hackers Target macOS Users with Fake Homebrew Websites to Deliver Malicious Payloads
In September 2025, Kandji’s security researchers uncovered a sophisticated campaign in which attackers deployed multiple spoofed Homebrew installer sites that perfectly mimic the official brew.sh page. These counterfeit domains served a hidden malicious payload under the guise of the standard Homebrew installation script. This exposé delves into the tactics, infrastructure, and impact of this alarming…
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Hackers Target macOS Users with Fake Homebrew Websites to Deliver Malicious Payloads
In September 2025, Kandji’s security researchers uncovered a sophisticated campaign in which attackers deployed multiple spoofed Homebrew installer sites that perfectly mimic the official brew.sh page. These counterfeit domains served a hidden malicious payload under the guise of the standard Homebrew installation script. This exposé delves into the tactics, infrastructure, and impact of this alarming…
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Hackers Target macOS Users with Fake Homebrew Websites to Deliver Malicious Payloads
In September 2025, Kandji’s security researchers uncovered a sophisticated campaign in which attackers deployed multiple spoofed Homebrew installer sites that perfectly mimic the official brew.sh page. These counterfeit domains served a hidden malicious payload under the guise of the standard Homebrew installation script. This exposé delves into the tactics, infrastructure, and impact of this alarming…
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AWS Client VPN for macOS Hit by Critical Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Amazon Web Services (AWS) released bulletin AWS-2025-020 detailing a serious flaw in the macOS version of its Client VPN software. The issue, tracked as CVE-2025-11462, arises when the VPN client fails to validate the log destination directory during log rotation. CVE ID Affected Products Impact Exploit Prerequisites CVSS 3.1 Score CVE-2025-11462 AWS Client VPN Client…
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AWS Client VPN for macOS Hit by Critical Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Amazon Web Services (AWS) released bulletin AWS-2025-020 detailing a serious flaw in the macOS version of its Client VPN software. The issue, tracked as CVE-2025-11462, arises when the VPN client fails to validate the log destination directory during log rotation. CVE ID Affected Products Impact Exploit Prerequisites CVSS 3.1 Score CVE-2025-11462 AWS Client VPN Client…
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Windows und Android: Google schließt schwerwiegende Lücken in Chrome
Ein Pufferüberlauf in Chrome für Windows, MacOS, Linux und Android erlaubt unter Umständen eine Remotecodeausführung. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/windows-und-android-google-schliesst-schwerwiegende-luecken-in-chrome-2510-200916.html
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Unity Warns Developers of Security Vulnerability Affecting Games on Android, Windows, and Linux Platforms
A recently disclosed security vulnerability in Unity has prompted security updates and, in some cases, game removals across platforms like Steam. The issue affects Unity versions 2017.1 and later, spanning a wide range of games and applications released over the last several years. According to Unity, this Unity vulnerability impacts software built for Android, Windows, macOS,…