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Docker-OSX image used for security research hit by Apple DMCA takedown

ID: 9ad1eec1-6c60-5f28-8a61-1eb5c2d4bfe8

STIX ID: report--9ad1eec1-6c60-5f28-8a61-1eb5c2d4bfe8

Feed Name: Bleeping Computer

Date Published: 2024-08-31

Date Updated: 2026-04-20

Author: Bill Toulas

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Apple issued a DMCA takedown that prompted Docker Hub to remove the popular Docker-OSX macOS virtualization images for alleged copyright infringement, as they included macOS installer content; the project’s code remains on GitHub, but without binaries. The report outlines Apple’s legal rationale (macOS EULA/copyright) and highlights concerns from the project’s author and security community about the move’s impact on macOS testing and bug bounty research.

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