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07-25-2017, 05:33 AM
Creepy spyware has infected Macs for years, and we're only just realizing it **w
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Your Mac is **t safe. Well, at least **t as safe as you think it is.*
That's the big takeaway following the detailed investigation of a particularly insidious strain of Apple-focused malware that has potentially been around for up to a decade — all the while broadcasting video and audio from victims' computers back to an unk**wn attacker.*
SEE ALSO: Remotely hacking ships shouldn't be this easy, and yet ... (http://mashable.com/2017/07/18/hacking-boats-is-fun-and-easy/)
The malware, dubbed Fruitfly, was first reported on in January by Malwarebytes (https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-analysis/2017/01/new-mac-backdoor-using-antiquated-code/). However, it was Synack Chief Security Researcher Patrick Wardle (https://twitter.com/patrickwardle) who blew the lid off Fruitfly's true nature on July 21.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/07/24/mac-malware-fruitfly-beware/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Your Mac is **t safe. Well, at least **t as safe as you think it is.*
That's the big takeaway following the detailed investigation of a particularly insidious strain of Apple-focused malware that has potentially been around for up to a decade — all the while broadcasting video and audio from victims' computers back to an unk**wn attacker.*
SEE ALSO: Remotely hacking ships shouldn't be this easy, and yet ... (http://mashable.com/2017/07/18/hacking-boats-is-fun-and-easy/)
The malware, dubbed Fruitfly, was first reported on in January by Malwarebytes (https://blog.malwarebytes.com/threat-analysis/2017/01/new-mac-backdoor-using-antiquated-code/). However, it was Synack Chief Security Researcher Patrick Wardle (https://twitter.com/patrickwardle) who blew the lid off Fruitfly's true nature on July 21.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/07/24/mac-malware-fruitfly-beware/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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