'Research: Macs Saw Almost Twice as Much Malware as Windows PCs in 2019' - Tom's

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https://www.tomshardware.com/news/mac-malware-research-cybersecurity-windows-malwarebytes

Notably, the number of threats to Macs grew by over 400% year-on-year compared to 2018, making it clear that cybercriminals are favoring Apple operating systems as of late. However, it's important to note that Malwarebytes researchers saw a larger Mac user base in 2019 but said that "when calculated in threats per endpoint, Macs still outpaced Windows by nearly 2 to 1."

It looks like the Apple OS is becoming "worth their time" to the people who do this sort of thing.