Tag Archives: mac

OS X 10.10 rootpipe

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Carmelo

rootpipe, a privilege escalation vulnerability in OS X version 10.10, allows attackers to completely bypass logging in and gaining the highest administration privilege on a Mac. To protect against it, create a new admin user and remove the admin rights … Continue reading →

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Mac.BackDoor.iWorm

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Carmelo

When a Mac is infected with Mac.BackDoor.iWorm, the program tries to make a connection to a command server. Hackers are using the iWorm to control 17,000 Apple computers. The iWorm reportedly uses Reddit’s search function to find comments left by … Continue reading →

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