APPLE MacBook users have been warned that hackers may try to trick unsuspecting Americans into opening a potentially malicious email.
This alleged security flaw was discovered on macOS-based devices.
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Malicious files can be contained within emails and if the user clicks on them, it will carry out the command requested without any warning, SSD Disclosure reports.
Unscrupulous hackers may send “inteloc” files which are essentially shortcuts to an Internet location.
Bleeping Computer claims that Apple has resolved the issue and updated the software to address the problem. However, it is still possible that loopholes exist.
It’s reported that Apple fixed the issue but didn’t give the “file://” prefix a Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures ID number, Bleeping Computer reports.
CVEs are open documents that warn of security problems in computers.
Researchers are concerned that the text could contain loopholes that could potentially be exploited. Apple is yet to address these potential loopholes.
Security experts are concerned that malicious files may be downloaded without warning.
Central Recorder reached out to Apple for comments.
Apple users are being warned about this warning in the latest weeks.
A vulnerability in the iPhone’s latest operating system could allow hackers to access cell phones. Users were warned.
Jose Rodriguez, a security researcher, published Monday a video explaining how iOS 15’s bug allows attackers to access your Notes app.
USERS WARNED
Apple released iOS 15 on September 20, giving iPhones across the globe a fresh new design and some handy new features.
Rodriguez showed users how he was able to bypass the iPhone lock screen to access Notes – the iPhone’s default note-taking page.
Notes is a handy way to save bank account details, passwords and shopping lists.
Apple tends to quickly address vulnerabilities in new software.
Central Recorder reached Apple to discuss the reports.
Pegasus spyware hack resulted in iPhone users being urged to upgrade their devices to the most current software.
An emergency software update was issued following a huge security breach that allowed iPhones to be hacked without any user action.
The malicious spyware, known as Pegasus, was designed by Israeli tech firm NSO Group and could film users through their camera, listen to calls, and even send messages.
Pegasus is known to have targeted both Apple and Android devices and can avoid detection by antivirus software.
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