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Covert channel in Apple’s M1 is mostly harmless, but it sure is interesting

reader comments 56 with 42 posters participating, including story author Share this story Apple’s new M1 CPU has a flaw that creates a covert channel that two or more malicious apps—already installed—can use to transmit information to each other, a developer has found. The surreptitious communication can occur without using computer memory, sockets, files, or… Read More »

New malware found on 30,000 Macs has security pros stumped

reader comments 121 with 87 posters participating, including story author Share this story A previously undetected piece of malware found on almost 30,000 Macs worldwide is generating intrigue in security circles, which are still trying to understand precisely what it does and what purpose its self-destruct capability serves. Once an hour, infected Macs check a… Read More »