Flaws in Microsoft Apps for MacOS Could Allow Hackers to Spy on Users, Experts Warn

At least four apps are still vulnerable to the exploit.

The Microsoft logo in Issy-les-Moulineaux, outside Paris, France, on April 12, 2016. The Canadian Press/AP/Michel Euler

A vulnerability found in Microsoft software for Apple’s macOS could allow hackers to spy on MacBook users, cybersecurity experts warned.

Cisco Talos, a information security company in Maryland, on Aug. 19 shared details on how hackers may exploit the vulnerability in apps such as Microsoft Outlook or PowerPoint to gain unauthorized access to a MacBook’s microphone and camera.