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Study finds nearly 50% of macOS malware comes from one app: MacKeeper

Elastic Security Labs has recently released its 2022 Global Threat Report, which summarizes threat trends, forecasts, and recommendations for the cybersecurity industry today. According to the report, nearly 50% of all macOS malware only comes from one source: MacKeeper. Study finds nearly 50% of macOS malware comes from one app: MacKeeper Justin Luna for NeoWin: Elastic Security Labs has…

MacKeeper scamware leaks 13 million Mac owners’ data, leaves passwords open to easy cracking

“MacKeeper is known for pushing the message Apple Mac owners need protection,” Thomas Fox-Brewster reports for Forbes. “It needed some extra protection of its own today, after a white hat hacker discovered a database containing 13 million customer records was accessible by just visiting a selection of IP addresses, no username or password required.”

“Researcher Chris Vickery said he…

Security researcher claims to have downloaded sensitive data from 13M accounts of scamware app

“As if conning people out of money for a piece of scamware that does nothing useful weren’t bad enough, a security researcher claims that extremely poor security has allowed him to access sensitive data for more than 13M MacKeeper accounts,” Ben Lovejoy reports for 9to5Mac.

I have recently downloaded over 13 million sensitive account details related to MacKeeper, Zeobit, and/or…

MacKeeper buyers ask for refunds in droves following class-action lawsuit

“Tens of thousands of people who bought MacKeeper have filed for refunds as part of a proposed class-action settlement against the application’s former developer,” Jeremy Kirk reports for IDG News Service. “The number of refund requests has far exceeded what is typical in these type of lawsuits, surprising even experienced class-action lawyers.”

“But the unfortunate side effect of the…

MacKeeper customers can file a claim to get their money back

“Customers of the oft-criticized security and performance program MacKeeper have until Nov. 30 to file a claim for reimbursement, the result of a proposed class-action suit settlement,” Jeremy Kirk reports for IDG News Service. “Those who bought MacKeeper before July 8 are eligible, according to the settlement website where claims can be filed.”

“The class action suit accused…

How to detect and remove MacKeeper and keylogger malware on your Mac

“Instead, social engineered malware is on the rise against Mac users, and that includes popup adware, free download malware, and even some applications which are sold as utilities but called malware by users,” Jack D. Miller writes for Mac360.

“Social malware acts more like a Trojan horse to infect a Mac with nefarious files,” Miller writes. “Mac users are often conned into installing,…

Controversial MacKeeper security program opens critical hole on Mac computers

“A critical vulnerability in MacKeeper, a controversial security program for Mac computers, could let attackers execute malicious commands on Macs when their owners visit specially crafted Web pages,” Lucian Constantin reports for IDG News Service.

“MacKeeper’s developers acknowledged the recently discovered problem and released a fix for it Friday,” Constantin reports. “[Editor’s note: We have…