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Researchers highlight MacSync malware, caution against its use of iCloud calendar events to propogate itself in the wild

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By Chris Barylick
| O'Grady's PowerPage
You might want to be a little more careful around iCloud. Per Bleeping Computer, a new variant of the MacSync info-stealing malware targeting macOS systems now uses public iCloud calendar events to deliver fresh payloads. MacSync functions as a Swift-based malware that surfaced in April 2025 and has been noted as being part of ClickFix campaigns wherein it’s disguised as Homebrew and macOS disk space analyzer tools.
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Disney+, Hulu subscriptions to see a roughly 13 percent price increase with ad-free plans seeing the largest changes

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By Chris Barylick
| O'Grady's PowerPage
You’re about to pay a bit more for your Disney+ and Hulu subscriptions. Per AppleInsider, the price increases will affect both ad-supported and ad-free subscriptions, although customers who subscribe to the ad-supported Disney+ and Hulu bundle will see no change. The largest increases are coming to the standalone ad-free plans, which will each cost an additional $2.50 per month, a roughly 13 percent increase.
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2026 model Mac minis feature soldered internal storage that can’t be upgraded

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By Chris Barylick
| O'Grady's PowerPage
If you’re hoping to snag a new M5 Pro Mac mini or M6 Mac mini, you’re not going to be able to expand the internal storage. Per 9to5Mac and the Expand Mac mini blog, the internal SSD is now soldered to the logic board, making aftermarket storage upgrades, such as those seen with the M4 Mac mini which debuted two years ago, impossible. Expand Mac mini sells storage upgrade modules for the M4 and M4 Pro versions of the Mac mini.
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