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Sarah Chaney

Creepy vulnerabilities found in Microsoft Apps for macOS: "Record audio clips, take pictures, or record videos without any user interaction."

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MacBooks are generally very security-forward, but a few vulnerable Microsoft apps within macOS could expose your device to multiple malicious actions, like sending emails from your account without your knowledge, recording audio or video, or snapping photos with your webcam, it was revealed on Monday.

Cisco Talos Intelligence Group, a commercial threat intelligence team formed by the digital communications conglomerate Cisco, discovered these app vulnerabilities. The group was investigating the susceptibility of Apple's Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) framework.

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