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technology10 hours ago•4 min saved

Historic OS Library Comes Alive: The Virtual OS Museum Lets You Run Dozens of Legacy Systems

The Virtual OS Museum, created by Andrew Warkentin, lets you run over 1,700 pre-installed operating systems and applications across more than 250 platforms—from 1948 to today—via emulation. It offers a full offline 121GB download and a lighter 14GB version that downloads guest VM images on first use, with automatic and manual updates. Note that not every emulated system boots perfectly, and performance on Apple silicon may be limited since the host VM is x86-only.

via 9to5Mac|

#emulation #legacy-software #macos

technology3 days ago•8 min saved

Sonos App Returns to App Store After Brief Availability Outage

The Sonos app briefly vanished from the iPhone and Mac App Stores due to an outage impacting app availability and Sonos accounts, as noted on the company’s status page. After several hours the app reappeared and both App Store services and accounts were reported operational.

via MacRumors|

#account-outage #app-store-outage #ios

technology4 days ago•4 min saved

Kash Patel’s Based Apparel Site Used as Mac Malware Lure with Fake Cloudflare Page

Security researchers flag BasedApparel.com, Kash Patel’s apparel site, for hosting a ClickFix-style scam that shows a fake Cloudflare warning on macOS and instructs users to copy-paste a Terminal command. The copied text decodes to a hidden shell script that downloads malware capable of stealing browser credentials and crypto-wallet data, exfiltrating it to a hacker-controlled domain. The attack highlights how compromised legitimate sites can deliver infostealers via scareware, and Apple has added protections in macOS 26.4 against pasted Terminal commands; Based Apparel did not comment.

via PCMag|

#clickfix #cybersecurity #macos

technology9 days ago•57 min saved

AI-Powered Exploit Unveils macOS Kernel Privilege Escalation on Apple M5 in Five Days

Researchers demonstrated the first public macOS kernel memory-corruption exploit on Apple’s M5, achieving a local root shell on macOS 26.4.1 with Memory Integrity Enforcement active. The chain starts from an unprivileged user, uses only standard system calls, and targets two known-bug classes on bare-metal M5 hardware; the bugs were found April 25 and the exploit was ready by May 1. Anthropic’s Mythos Preview aided vulnerability identification and exploit development. Apple is expected to patch; this AI-assisted attack highlights how hardware mitigations like MIE increase exploitation costs but do not fully prevent kernel exploits, with memory corruption remaining the dominant attack class across platforms.

via CyberSecurityNews|

#apple #cybersecurity #kernel-exploit

technology10 days ago•31 min saved

Free Up 4GB by Disabling Chrome's On-Device AI on macOS

Chrome on macOS can download a large local Gemini AI model (~4GB). To stop this, turn off On-device AI in Chrome via chrome://settings/system, and, if desired, delete the local model folder at ~/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default/OptGuideOnDeviceModel to reclaim space. The article also notes that disabling Apple Intelligence can free additional disk space and points to Google Support for more details.

via OS X Daily|

#ai-model #chrome #macos

security11 days ago•2 min saved

AI-assisted researchers claim macOS kernel breach via Mythos-powered exploit

Security researchers in California, aided by Anthropic's Mythos Preview, say they built a privilege-escalation exploit that could access normally protected Mac components and take control of a Mac, describing it as the first public macOS kernel memory corruption on M5 silicon. Apple says it takes vulnerability reports seriously and will review the details after fixes. The work ties to Anthropic’s Glasswing AI-security program, which is being leveraged by multiple tech and security partners to harden defenses against AI-enabled attacks.

via Engadget|

#ai #apple #cybersecurity

technology11 days ago•8 min saved

AI Tool Uncovers macOS Privilege-Escalation Flaw, Apple Investigating

Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview aided researchers at Calif in revealing a macOS kernel-level privilege-escalation vulnerability by chaining two bugs; Apple is reviewing the report to validate the findings, and while macOS 26.5 notes a kernel fix credited to Calif and Anthropic, it’s unclear whether the exploit is patched yet.

via MacRumors|

#ai #anthropic #apple

technology14 days ago•3 min saved

Apple's macOS 27 Targets Tahoe's UX Woes with a Subtle UI Refresh

Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says macOS 27 will roll out a light redesign of macOS Tahoe to fix legibility and navigation issues in the Control Center, Finder, sidebars, and dense lists while keeping the Liquid Glass look; OLED MacBooks could enhance the visuals, and the update should include bug fixes, battery-life improvements, and more AI features in Siri, with Apple slated to unveil macOS 27 at WWDC on June 8.

via Mashable|

#apple #macos #tahoe

technology15 days ago•2 min saved

Apple Quietly Refines Liquid Glass in macOS 27 to Fix Shadows and Transparency

Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports Apple is preparing a subtle macOS 27 redesign to fix Liquid Glass issues—shadows and transparency—from macOS 26 Tahoe, framing it as a refinement to align with the design team’s original intent; the update aims to improve usability and continues Apple’s broader software polish push this year.

via Gizmodo|

#apple #design #liquid-glass

technology15 days ago•1 min saved

Apple to soft-redesign Liquid Glass in macOS 27 ahead of WWDC

Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that Apple will introduce a subtle redesign of the Liquid Glass UI in macOS 27 to fix readability and visual inconsistencies on LCD Macs, address OLED-led shadows and transparency quirks, and improve performance on future OLED touchscreen devices; Apple previously added an option to frost Liquid Glass with iOS 26.1–macOS 26.1, and upcoming tweaks will be part of broader fixes, with bug fixes, battery life, and performance upgrades expected to be unveiled at WWDC on June 8.

via Engadget|

#apple #liquid-glass #macos

technology15 days ago•4 min saved

Mac malware slips into Claude chats via Google ads

Researchers uncovered a malvertising campaign that abuses Google Ads and Claude.ai shared chats to deliver macOS malware. Sponsored results mislead users to claude.ai while a Claude chat guides them to paste a terminal command that downloads a polymorphic loader and a second-stage payload executed via osascript, enabling remote code execution; some variants also exfiltrate browser data and Keychain contents. The operation uses two separate infrastructures and even performs locale checks to skip certain targets. To stay safe, download Claude apps directly from claude.ai and avoid following terminal commands shown in chats or ads.

via BleepingComputer|

#claudeai #infostealer #macos

technology21 days ago•9 min saved

Notepad++ Creator Demands Trademark Respect Over Unauthorized Mac Port

Notepad++ creator Don Ho says the macOS port of the Windows editor is unauthorized and not affiliated with the official project, calling it fake and misleading. The port's developer will rebrand and rename the Mac app and its site in version 1.0.6 to respect the trademark, with continuity for existing users as the transition occurs; the unofficial port will continue under a new identity while Notepad++ remains Windows-only.

via MacRumors|

#branding #macos #notepad

technology1 month ago•74 min saved

Hackers forge Apple-approved Mac apps by stealing developer keys, warns Tom’s Guide

A Mosyle Security finding describes two Mac-focused malware families, Phoenix Worm and ShadeStager, that steal developers’ keys and cloud credentials to sign malicious software as Apple‑verified. With these keys, attackers can bypass Gatekeeper and slip hidden malware onto Macs, potentially affecting over 100 million users. The risk highlights the need for caution with apps outside the Mac App Store, vigilance against phishing that targets developers, and attention to macOS warnings; developers should also protect credentials to prevent sign‑signing attacks.

via Tom's Guide|

#apple #mac #macos

technology1 month ago•4 min saved

Microsoft rolls emergency patch to fix macOS/Linux ASP.NET Core privilege escalation

Microsoft issued an emergency update for ASP.NET Core's DataProtection package (versions 10.0.0–10.0.6) to fix a high-severity flaw (CVE-2026-40372) that allowed unauthenticated attackers on macOS and Linux to forge authentication tokens and gain SYSTEM privileges; upgrade to 10.0.7 immediately, and rotate the DataProtection key ring and audit long-lived artifacts since forged tokens could remain valid after patching.

via Ars Technica|

#aspnet-core #cve-2026-40372 #data-protection

technology1 month ago•9 min saved

Clean-up, not upgrade: reviving a slow Mac mini

A slow Mac mini wasn’t due to hardware but clutter. By using Activity Monitor to identify resource hogs, removing overlapping apps, and disabling nonessential startup items, cleaning up Chrome (extensions and tabs), clearing Time Machine local snapshots, and moderating AI tools, the author restored responsiveness without upgrading hardware. The key message: decluttering and smarter usage can unlock speed on powerful Macs.

via Cult of Mac|

#chrome #mac-mini #macos