Tag: Mac App Store
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Cutely named apps siphon user data from phones
The mobile applications have innocuous-sounding names like Flappy Birr Dog and Flappy Bird, but something sinister lurks inside. Spyware …
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Trend Micro apologises after Mac apps found scooping up users’ browser history
Trend Micro has confirmed reports that some of its Mac consumer products were silently sending users’ browser history to its servers, and …
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Trend Micro backtracks on browser history collection after its apps are removed from mac App Store
It recently came to light that a number of apps in the mac App Store were collecting data about users’ browsing histories and uploading …
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Trend Micro says sorry after apps grabbed Mac browser history
Security firm Trend Micro has apologized after several of its consumer macOS anti-malware products and utilities were discovered to be …
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Three Trend Micro Apps Caught Collecting MacOS User Data
After researchers found the security apps collecting and uploading users’ browser histories, Apple removed the apps from its macOS app store and Trend Micro removed the apps’ browser history collection capability. …
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Answers to Your Questions on Our Apps in the Mac App Store
Reports that Trend Micro is “stealing user data” and sending them to an unidentified server in China are absolutely false. Trend Micro …
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Answers to Your Questions on our Mac App Store Apps
Reports that Trend Micro is “stealing user data” and sending them to an unidentified server in China are absolutely false. Trend Micro …
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Trend Micro tools tossed from Apple’s Mac App Store after spewing fans’ browser histories
A bunch of Trend Micro macOS anti-malware tools have vanished from Apple’s App Store – after they were spotted harvesting and siphoning …
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Trend Micro tools tossed from Apple’s Mac App Store after spewing fans’ browser history
A bunch of Trend Micro macOS anti-malware tools have vanished from Apple’s App Store – after they were spotted harvesting and siphoning …
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A week in security (September 3 – 9)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we looked at spyware going mainstream, how the popular game Fortnite sparks security concerns for Android …
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Mac App Store apps caught stealing user data
App stores, especially Apple’s, have a reputation regarding security. That reputation took a hit over the weekend with the revelation …
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