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For almost 11 years, hackers could easily bypass 3rd-party macOS signature checks

For almost 11 years, hackers could easily bypass 3rd-party macOS signature checks

“For almost 11 years, hackers have had an easy way to get macOS malware past the scrutiny of a host of third-party security tools by tricking them into believing the malicious wares were signed by Apple, researchers said Tuesday,” Dan Goodin writes for Ars Technica.

“Digital signatures are a core security function for all modern operating systems. The cryptographically generated…

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Meet Coldroot, a nasty Mac trojan that went undetected for years

Meet Coldroot, a nasty Mac trojan that went undetected for years

“A Mac malware that can silently, remotely control a vulnerable computer and steal passwords from a user’s keychain has gone largely unnoticed by antivirus makers for two years — even though the code is readily available to download,” Zack Whittaker writes for ZDNet.

“Patrick Wardle, chief research officer at Digita Security, revealed in a blog post Tuesday details of Coldroot, a…

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