The malware named ‘Silver Sparrow comes with a mechanism to self-destruct itself, a capability that s typically reserved for high-stealth operations.
M1 Macs face first recorded malware
Adware has emerged that runs natively on M1 Macs - and it won t be the last
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Stephan Wiesend
| 19 Feb 21
It was probably only a matter of time. As the security specialist Patrick Wardle reports, the first adware for M1 Macs has been recorded.
The malware, based on the adware Pirri and known as GoSearch22, was specially compiled for Apple s ARM platform and makes unwanted adverts display. The malware, first reported to the antivirus platform VirusTotal in December, was called GoSearch22 and was even signed with a developer certificate from Apple. (Apple has since withdrawn this certificate, so the malware would no longer be executable.)
Massive data dump: Treasure trove for hackers as 3 billion passwords exposed
11 Feb, 2021 06:02 PM
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The hack has exposed a massive amount of passwords. Photo / 123RF
NZ Herald
Over 3 billion password and email combinations have been compiled into one massive data dump, a treasure trove for hackers that experts have described as the mother of all leaks .
The list, which was dubbed COMB (Compilation of Many Breaches), is a collection of data from previous breaches and includes passwords from tech giants such as LinkedIn and Netflix.
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The scale of the hack means it is likely that most internet users have been affected in some way and users who replicate passwords across multiple sites are particularly at risk.
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