{"data":{"id":"83be1c7a-49c8-4b58-91c7-7569f2e1ed26","title":"Apple says it’s tightening macOS ‘Full Disk Access’ controls due to new risks from AI agents","summary":"Apple says it will add new controls around macOS Full Disk Access, a setting that lets apps read files, mail, messages and browsing history. The change follows reports that Meta's Muse app on Mac read a journalist's private messages, which Meta disputed, and a Wired report of a flaw in ChatGPT's Mac app that could have exposed sensitive data. Apple says that as AI agents grow more capable, the risks of this access will increase, and it will require \"very explicit user action\" before granting it.","solution":"Apple says it will introduce new controls so that apps can be granted Full Disk Access only with \"very explicit user action.\"","labels":["security","privacy"],"sourceUrl":"https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/02/apple-says-its-tightening-macos-full-disk-access-controls-due-to-new-risks-from-ai-agents/","publishedAt":"2026-10-02T18:11:27.000Z","cveId":null,"cweIds":null,"cvssScore":null,"cvssSeverity":null,"severity":"low","attackType":["other"],"issueType":"news","affectedPackages":null,"affectedPackageNames":null,"affectedVendors":["Apple","Meta","OpenAI"],"affectedVendorsRaw":["Apple","Meta","Muse","ChatGPT"],"classifierModel":"claude-haiku-5-5","classifierPromptVersion":"v4","summaryPromptVersion":"v2","headline":null,"headlinePromptVersion":null,"cvssVector":null,"attackVector":null,"attackComplexity":null,"privilegesRequired":null,"userInteraction":null,"exploitMaturity":null,"epssScore":null,"epssCheckedAt":null,"kevDateAdded":null,"advisoryAliases":null,"affectedPackagesSource":null,"affectedPackagesCheckedAt":null,"patchAvailable":null,"disclosureDate":"2026-10-02T18:11:27.000Z","capecIds":null,"crossRefCount":0,"attackSophistication":"moderate","impactType":["confidentiality"],"aiComponentTargeted":"agent","llmSpecific":false,"classifierConfidence":0.85,"researchCategory":null,"atlasIds":null}}