macOS bug that let hackers bypass all security checks easily now fixed by Apple

A bug on the Apple macOS was recently discovered that let malware be passed through its security checks easily without any security prompts for the user.

A set of malicious apps has come to light which, at one point, was able to bypass almost all the security protocols on Apple’s macOS. The malware on these apps made use of a particular vulnerability on the macOS for months before it was patched this week. The point of a security lapse on Apple Macs was highlighted recently by a security researcher named Cedric Owens. The researcher even demonstrated the loophole by building his own app that could bypass Mac’s security checks and launch the calculator app on the system. Point was to prove that if the vulnerability could be used for this, it could be used for almost any type of targeted attack by threat actors. Owens first found the macOS bug in mid-March, as reported by TechCrunch. The bug lets a malicious app bypass the numerous checks in place in the macOS, which come into action whenever an unidentified file is run. These security checks are often seen as prompts that appear when files from an unverified publisher are run on the Mac system.