Apple Patches Zero-Day MacOS Bypass Bug

Apple patched a zero-day vulnerability in its MacOS that can bypass critical anti-malware capabilities and which a variant of the notorious Mac threat Shlayer adware dropper already has been exploiting for several months. Security researcher Cedric Owens first discovered the vulnerability, tracke...

Hackers Exploit 0-Day Gatekeeper Flaw to Attack macOS Computers

Security is only as strong as the weakest link. As further proof of this, Apple released an update to macOS operating systems to address an actively exploited zero-day vulnerability that could circumvent all security protections, thus permitting unapproved software to run on Macs. The macOS flaw,...

A week in security (August 31 – September 6)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we dug into security hubris on the Lock and Code podcast, explored ways in which Apple’s notarization process may not be hitting all the right notes, and detailed a new web skimmer. We also explained how to keep distance learners secure, talked about PCI DSS...

Apple Accidentally Notarizes Shlayer Malware Used in Adware Campaign

Apple accidentally approved one of the most popular Mac malware threats – OSX.Shlayer – as part of its security notarization process. The Apple notary service is an automated system on recent macOS versions that scans software ranging from macOS apps, kernel extensions, disk images and installer...

Apple’s notarization process fails to protect

In macOS Mojave, Apple introduced the concept of notarization, a process that developers can go through to ensure that their software is malware-free and must go through for their software to run on macOS Catalina. This is meant to be another layer in Apples protection against malware...

Apple Accidentally Approved Malware to Run on MacOS

The ubiquitous Shlayer adware has picked up a new trick, slipping past Cupertino's “notarization” defenses for the first time...

Black Hat 2020: 'Zero-Click' MacOS Exploit Chain Uses Microsoft Office Macros

A new “zero-click” MacOS exploit chain could allow attackers to deliver malware to MacOS users using a Microsoft Office document with macros. The attack bypasses security measures that both Microsoft and Apple have put in place to protect MacOS users from malicious macros. The exploit chain,...

CVE-2020-11694

In JetBrains PyCharm 2019.2.5 and 2019.3 on Windows, Apple Notarization Service credentials were included. This is fixed in 2019.2.6 and 2019.3.3...

CVE-2020-11694

In JetBrains PyCharm 2019.2.5 and 2019.3 on Windows, Apple Notarization Service credentials were included. This is fixed in 2019.2.6 and 2019.3.3...

Code injection

In JetBrains PyCharm 2019.2.5 and 2019.3 on Windows, Apple Notarization Service credentials were included. This is fixed in 2019.2.6 and 2019.3.3...

CVE-2020-11694

In PyCharm for Windows, versions 2019.2.5 and 2019.3 contained Apple Notarization Service credentials within the distributive. The issue is documented as resolved in 2019.2.6 and 2019.3.3. The concrete detail from connected sources specifies the affected product and versions, and the root cause i...

CVE-2020-11694

In JetBrains PyCharm 2019.2.5 and 2019.3 on Windows, Apple Notarization Service credentials were included. This is fixed in 2019.2.6 and 2019.3.3...

CVE-2020-11694: Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

In JetBrains PyCharm 2019.2.5 and 2019.3 on Windows, Apple Notarization Service credentials were included. This is fixed in 2019.2.6 and 2019.3.3...

Patrick Wardle: Apple Devices Hit With Recycled macOS Malware

SAN FRANCISCO – Advanced persistent threat APT groups are hitting Apple devices with malware that has been reverse engineered and redeployed for malicious acts. This technique is complicating attribution efforts, Patrick Wardle, security researcher with Jamf, said this week during RSA Conference...