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Mac malware spreading for ~14 months installs backdoor on infected systems
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Mac malware spreading for ~14 months installs backdoor on infected systems

Enlarge (credit: Getty Images) Mac malware known as UpdateAgent has been spreading for more than a year, and it is growing increasingly malevolent as its developers add new bells and whistles. The additions include the pushing of an aggressive second-stage adware payload that installs a persistent backdoor on infected Macs. The UpdateAgent malware family began...

New “Starlink Premium” costs $500/month, ships sooner than standard Starlink
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New “Starlink Premium” costs $500/month, ships sooner than standard Starlink

Enlarge / Starlink Premium antenna. (credit: Starlink) Starlink has started taking orders for a premium service with a bigger antenna that delivers download speeds of up to 500Mbps, and it costs five times as much as the standard service: $2,500 for the hardware and $500 per month for Internet access. “Starlink Premium has more than...