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Title: Hidden VNC tool gives attackers full access to Macs; comes with $100K guarantee
Post by: HCK on August 08, 2023, 04:05:06 pm
Hidden VNC tool gives attackers full access to Macs; comes with $100K guarantee

<div class="feat-image">(https://9to5mac.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2023/08/Hidden-VNC.jpg?quality=82&strip=all&w=1500)</div><p><a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/security/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Cybersecurity[/url] firm Guardz has found Russian hackers offering for sale a Hidden VNC tool specifically designed to give attackers full access to <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/mac/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Macs[/url]. It follows a similar tool for accessing Windows PCs, and is geared to stealing <a href="https://9to5mac.com/guides/privacy/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">personal data[/url] and logins.</p>



<p>The HVNC (Hidden Virtual Network Computer) is being sold on the dark web, and as a sign of good faith that the tool works as claimed, the hackers have deposited $100K in an escrow account … </p>



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