Mac and Android updates 26th May 2018
(1) Further to this story – Mac Cryptomining – Commentary from Pierluigi Paganini: Many users reported in the past few weeks their Macs have been infected with a new Monero Miner
(2) The Register: Apple will start coughing up government app takedown demand stats – “But applications the iGiant removes on its own won’t be included”
(3) Sophos: Google in court over ‘clandestine tracking’ of 4.4m iPhone users, plus TeenSafe phone monitoring app leaks teens’ iCloud logins in plaintext
(4) Appknox: Appknox M-Commerce Security Report Finds High Level Vulnerabilities in 84% Apps. Commentary from Help Net: High-level vulnerabilities discovered in 84% of Android shopping apps
David Harley
*** This is a Security Bloggers Network syndicated blog from Mac Virus authored by David Harley. Read the original post at: https://macviruscom.wordpress.com/2018/05/26/mac-and-android-updates-26th-may-2018/