600,000 Macs infected

Toggle sidebar Toggle sidebar
B

BladeVenom

Lifer
Jun 2, 2005
13,365
16
0
More than 600,000 Macs infected with Flashback botnet
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57409619-83/more-than-600000-macs-infected-with-flashback-botnet/

Dr. Web malware analyst Sorokin Ivan announced on Twitter that the number of Macs infected with Flashback had increased to 600,000, with 274 of those based in Cupertino, Calif.

More than half of the Macs infected are in the United States (57 percent), while another 20 percent are in Canada, Dr. Web said.
Click to expand...

I'm waiting for Apple to tell everyone it's a feature.
 
O

OCGuy

Lifer
Jul 12, 2000
27,224
37
91
The people in line at Starbucks are going to be extra cranky tonight....
 
OverVolt

OverVolt

Lifer
Aug 31, 2002
14,278
89
91
We all knew once they got popular enough it would happen.

Except for the actual Apple product owners I guess lmfao.
 
postmortemIA

postmortemIA

Diamond Member
Jul 11, 2006
7,721
40
91
It is Java vulnerability. Just like in Windows world, lots of malware spreads via Flash or Java exploits; same occurs in Mac world.
 
Joseph F

Joseph F

Diamond Member
Jul 12, 2010
3,522
2
0
Well, we tried to tell them that they needed proper security, didn't we?
 
IGBT

IGBT

Lifer
Jul 16, 2001
17,967
140
106
wat?? you mean mac condescending attitudes don't guarantee protection??
 
R

RavenSEAL

Diamond Member
Jan 4, 2010
8,661
3
0
20921.jpg
 
gorobei

gorobei

Diamond Member
Jan 7, 2007
3,919
1,398
136
i thought the reality distortion field used AES 256 encryption.
 
mikeymikec

mikeymikec

Lifer
May 19, 2011
20,019
14,362
136
Not a particular Mac fan myself, but I thought I should point this out from the article:

More than half a million Macs are infected with the Flashback Trojan, a malware package designed to steal personal information, according to a Russian antivirus company.
Click to expand...
 
mikeymikec

mikeymikec

Lifer
May 19, 2011
20,019
14,362
136
Perhaps I should have just highlighted "antivirus company"? You know, the sort of company that wouldn't at all have any interest at all in SELLING ANTI-VIRUS PRODUCTS?

:rolleyes:
 
Mike Gayner

Mike Gayner

Diamond Member
Jan 5, 2007
6,175
3
0
mikeymikec said:
Perhaps I should have just highlighted "antivirus company"? You know, the sort of company that wouldn't at all have any interest at all in SELLING ANTI-VIRUS PRODUCTS?

:rolleyes:
Click to expand...

Yup, it's all a big conspiracy. In reality no macs have ever had this virus. They're just trying to trick us. Right? RIGHT?!
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

COMPANY
RESOURCES
FOLLOW
Top Bottom