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Network World |
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363110 |
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2017-05-08 08:04:45 (vue: 2017-05-08 08:04:45) |
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Supply chain attack hits Mac users of HandBrake video converter app |
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Hackers compromised a download server for HandBrake, a popular open-source program for converting video files, and used it to distribute a macOSÂ version of the application that contained malware.The HandBrake development team posted a security warning on the project's website and support forum on Saturday, alerting Mac users who downloaded and installed the program from May 2 to May 6 to check their computers for malware.The attackers compromised only a download mirror hosted under download.handbrake.fr, with the primary download server remaining unaffected. Because of this, users who downloaded HandBrake-1.0.7.dmg during the period in question have a 50/50 chance of having received a malicious version of the file, the HandBreak team said.To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here |
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