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Scott Younker

INSANE: Microsoft discovers macos vulnerability that could expose your data what we know - The Real Truth

MacOS Sonoma desktop on MacBook Pro 14 inch.

Microsoft recently revealed details about a security flaw in the macOS that affected the Transparency, Consent, and Control framework, which could be exploited to sidestep your privacy preferences and access data within the Safari browser. 

Detailed in a Microsoft Threat Intelligence blog post, the flaw was known as CVE-2024-44133 but given the Pokemon-esque codename HM Surf by the Microsoft team. The flaw has been patched by Apple in a macOS Sequoia 15 update, where the company wrote that the issue was resolved by "removing the vulnerable code." 

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