All users are advised to head over to Apple’s support page (opens in new tab), and follow the instructions found there. To tackle the malware, Apple pushed out new protections to all supported macOS versions, in the form of new signatures for XProtect and MRT antivirus solutions (opens in new tab). Though the individual steps occur asynchronously, every command follows the same.” Volexity explained. “Due to the asynchronous nature of the malware operation, command execution requires a staged approach. > More Mac malware was detected last year than ever before (opens in new tab) > How to clean up your MacBook and iMac with an anti-malware tool (opens in new tab) This bug has been patched by Google.> This creepy macOS malware secretly takes screenshots of your device (opens in new tab) Husain said that a bug in Gmail and G Suite servers was allowing hackers to send spoofed emails on behalf of any of the users of Gmail or G Suite. This disclosure by Nikoci has come on the heels of another bug that was publicly announced by security researcher Allison Husain. It is usually used to collect confidential information of the targeted users. Spear phishing attacks are ones where users are inadvertently made to open files that have malware.

What’s more is that the Chrome browser implicitly trusts the files downloaded through Google Drive, even when other antivirus software detect or suspect malware. This loophole can be used by cybercriminals for spear phishing attacks. This leaves them vulnerable since they might not know about their legitimate file having been replaced with a malicious one until they have already downloaded it. Trai to propose unified KYC system to check fraudulent callers: ChairmanĪccording to Nikoci, when a malicious file replaces the old file and users preview this file online, they are not made aware of any change.

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