Mac applications can record EVERYTHING you do

Mac apps can exploit a macOS vulnerability that allows them to record everything we do on our computer screens.

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applications for Mac I can record everything you do on the company computer Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), without ever having any suspicion that your activity is being monitored. The information comes from a researcher in computer security, he affirms that Mac users are in real danger, even if the applications are limited to work according to Apple's rules.

According to it, Mac applications can take screenshots while we use our computers, can see everything even if they are open in the background and can even access the monitors connected to the Mac. Those applications can run in the background and software that scans Mac screens to detect writing, so all kinds of passwords and sensitive information can be stolen.

According to the researcher in computer security, including the applications published in the AppStore, they can do this monitoring without us knowing, the Apple company still being able to block them. Why Apple doesn't do it alone, no one knows, but it seems quite clear that the Americans didn't check macOS very well to close all the existing security loopholes.

"This project is a proof of concept and should not be used in production. The goal is to highlight a privacy loophole that can be abused by Mac apps. There are lots of valid use-cases for Mac apps to record the screen, eg 1Password 2fA support or screen recording software, however there must be some kind of control. A developer just needs to use CGWindowListCreateImage to generate a capture of the complete screen within an instant."

Unfortunately, it seems that at the moment there is no method for users to protect themselves against any exploitation of this kind by a hacker. In this idea, any kind of Mac is exposed to this existing vulnerability in Apple's operating system, but maybe at some point it will be solved by the Americans.

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11 COMMENTS

  1. Totul e limitat , castrat , blocat in ecosistemul Apple si tot e hack-uit , gaurit si exploatat .
    Plus ca pe aplicatiile alea care te spioneaza , mai dai si o caruta de bani – ca de altfel pe orice mizerie de aplicatie pt Mac , care nu face nimic dar costa.
    Trebuie sa fii masochist sa folosesti asa ceva .

  2. Ce am invatat de la tine ? MacOS ? Ba pustiulica , tu nu te nascusesi inca , cand am folosit eu prima data MacOS – de fapt se numea System 7.
    MacOS e la fel de blocat ca si iOS prin limitarile hardware , de functii, de interconectare , etc
    Daca vorbesti de ecosystem – e o mizerie conceputa sa te tina dependent de Apple – adica sclav.

  3. pai boala uitarii e de la mine, acuma si cu masochist….nah inveti sa le scrii dar nu si ce inseamna…
    pustiulica sa inteleg ca e tatal tau
    macOS este precum windows, desktop open OS x86
    Asa cum tu esti dependent de windows de cand erai mic cu mucii in lapte…etc etc cam esti sclav…
    doar ca eu pe mac am macOS cu windows si linux…tu esti blocat cu windows ca nu merita efortul pt hack

  4. Srb Srb: Tu na-i citit bine articolul și te bsgi în seama ,normal ca a-i învățat ceva de la mine:. Te invat eu,daaa?

    “pot exploata o vulnerabilitate pentru macOS care le permite sa inregistreze tot ceea ce facem pe ecranele calculatoarelor.”

    Este vb de ecranele Mac ,si cine face ecranele la Mac??!!!!!? SAMSUNG!!!
    Samsung este vinovată de asta, că ei face ecranele!!!

  5. Folosesc OS X (de 12 ani) si Windows (de la versiunea 3.1.1) in paralel
    1. OS X este mult mai safe in comparatie cu Windows care doar un antivirus il mai ajuta.
    2. OS X este ermetic pentru un utilizator de rand greu de penetrat.
    3. Windows e mult mai flexibil (extrem de vulnerabil) atat pentru utilizatorii de rand cat si cei avansati,
    Un sistem de operare devine vulnerabil atunci cand intervin acele 3rd party apps.