Why You Need To Update Your Mac Now
“Their backdoor is built with a number of different capabilities, some that are designed to spy on the user, some that focus on the theft of personal files and some that focus on ransomware functionality. It seems they have a variety of interests for the victim systems,” Bradley added.
The news lands a matter of weeks after Apple issued a patch to deal with another macOS weakness, exploited by malware dubbed Shlayer, which was able to slip past checks by Gatekeeper and File Quarantine, which are designed to stop any unapproved, malicious apps from running. Users should beware any apps that don’t come from trustworthy sources, or ones that can’t be validated.
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