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Security Flaw in Old Popcorn Time Updater Exposes Up to 350,000 Macs and PCs

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Security Flaw in Old Popcorn Time Updater Exposes Up to 350,000 Macs and PCs

Popcorn Time Updater Flaw Put Up to 350,000 Macs at Risk, Researchers Warn

Gadgets 360

Popcorn Time Updater Flaw Put Up to 350,000 Macs at Risk, Researchers Warn

The flaw stemmed from an updater that downloaded files without verifying their digital signatures and used unencrypted connections.

Up to 350,000 Macs exposed by a forgotten Popcorn Time updater

AppleInsider

Up to 350,000 Macs exposed by a forgotten Popcorn Time updater

An abandoned Popcorn Time updater left up to 350,000 Macs vulnerable to remote takeover, giving potential attackers a way to execute malicious code with full system privileges.Popcorn TimeSecurity...

Old 'Popcorn Time' App Left Hundreds of Thousands of Macs at Risk

MacRumors

Old 'Popcorn Time' App Left Hundreds of Thousands of Macs at Risk

If you installed Popcorn Time on a Mac years ago, part of the app may still be running, and it may have left your Mac open to attack. Security firm Eye Research has detailed how Time4Popcorn – an...

If You Used The Old ‘Popcorn Time’ App Your Mac (Or Windows PC) May Be At Risk

Mactrast

If You Used The Old ‘Popcorn Time’ App Your Mac (Or Windows PC) May Be At Risk

The Popcorn Time app was a once-popular, if questionable, way to view movies, films, and other content, but now the abandoned app could be leaving your Mac (or Windows PC) open to attack.

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