Can You Really Trust That Permission Pop-Up on macOS? (CVE-2025-31250)

Re:Can You Really Trust That Permission Pop-Up on macOS? (CV... by JohnFen on Monday May 12, 2025 @04:43PM (#43967261)

Honestly, I don't really trust any permissions popups on anything anymore. They are often porous enough to count as "security theater".

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Re:Can You Really Trust That Permission Pop-Up on macOS? (CV... by coolcase on Monday May 12, 2025 @06:06PM (#43967906)

And at $Corp I get constant popups to enter my password or confirm an action. Like 50-100 a day.

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Re:Can You Really Trust That Permission Pop-Up on macOS? (CV... by nmgycombinator on Monday May 12, 2025 @06:08PM (#43967915)

I bet threat actors are just salivating at the thought of giving you a fake password prompt.

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Re:Can You Really Trust That Permission Pop-Up on macOS? (CV... by coolcase on Monday May 12, 2025 @07:43PM (#43968493)

Yeah. I am very hygienic at work in terms of what sites I visit but you can never be too careful. To me the main threat vector is my dev curiosity!

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Re:Can You Really Trust That Permission Pop-Up on macOS? (CV... by nmgycombinator on Monday May 12, 2025 @08:10PM (#43968622)

Lol, I know that curiosity feeling.

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Re:Can You Really Trust That Permission Pop-Up on macOS? (CV... by nmgycombinator on Monday May 12, 2025 @04:48PM (#43967314)

I honestly think this is a good skepticism to have. I generally don't hit "Accept" (or "Allow" or whatever) on any permission pop-up unless I know exactly what it's doing and what I need it for.

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