Its discovery highlights the importance of keeping up with operating system updates.

Worryingly, it exploits a plethora of vulnerabilities to bypass macOS built-in protections to steal your files.

TCC is designed to prompt the user to grant apps permission to take screen captures or monitor keyboard events.

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Its meant to give people an option to easily disable features that attackers frequently exploit to spy on people.

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