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

T2Covered by 1 source · first reported by MacRumors / AppleInsider at 29 Oct, 13:48 UTC

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 Time Security researchers at Eye Research detailed the discovery in an October 22, 2026, research report about…

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• T2Up to 350,000 Macs exposed by a forgotten Popcorn Time updaterMacRumors / AppleInsider29 Oct, 13:48