Court Documents: 128 Million users were affected by a 2015 Malware app called XcodeGhost

CompuScoop has not been reporting on the ongoing court case between Epic Games v. Apple, because we felt it wasn’t really related to what we normally report on.  But a recent discovered court document brings out a Malware incident that happened in 2015 when 128 Million iOS users were infected by Malware inside an app […]

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Beware of the new ‘CookieMinor’ Malware for MacOS

“Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42 recently discovered malware that we believe has been developed from OSX.DarthMiner, a malware known to target the Mac platform,” Palo Alto Networks reports. “This malware is capable of stealing browser cookies associated with mainstream cryptocurrency exchanges and wallet service websites visited by the victims. It also steals saved passwords in […]

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How to remove the Mac Auto Fixer Malware

“Here we go again,” Mike Matthews writes for iMore. “You might recall that a few months ago I got to spend some time removing MacKeeper from a Mac. Then last week, the call came from downstairs where my spouse was using her Mac. From the sound of her voice, I was sure it wasn’t good.” […]

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New Mac Malware bypasses Gatekeeper and is non-detectible by most AntiVirus Apps

“We learned recently that macOS malware grew by 744% last year, though most of it fell into the less-worrying category of adware,” ben Lovejoy reports for 9to5Mac. “However, a newly-discovered piece of malware (via Reddit) falls into the ‘seriously nasty’ category – able to spy on all your Internet usage, including use of secure websites.” […]

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