Hackers to start targeting Mac users
Dear Mac users, you’re no longer safe anymore. Well, hackers are starting to target Mac users. There are known vulnerabilities to get into your Mac computers.
Here’s an excerpt from TechNewsWorld:
Hackers are learning to “think different,” so to speak, and now might be targeting Macintosh computers. Long-thought to be impervious to viruses, malware and computer vandals, Apple’s (Nasdaq: AAPL) Latest News about Apple Mac OS X is an increasingly succulent target, experts say.
“Macintoshes are not impervious,” said Corbett Consolvo, chief information security Free Trial: Eliminate IM compliance and security threats with policy and enforcement. officer at the College of Charleston, in Charleston, S.C. “As they are now based on a more common operating system, they have become more susceptible to hacks and malware. Their reputation continues to be that they are impenetrable, however.”
But this does not make PC users any safer. It’s just that Mac users can no longer use the excuse that Mac is safer than PC. =P
Source: Tech News World
December 26th, 2005 at 2:21 am
I missed the part where you explained why Macs aren’t safer? They suddenly have just as many viruses? Hell even a single one?
This type of FUD story has been published for years. If this is your first introduction to it, congratulations, you successfully buried your head in the sand.
December 26th, 2005 at 8:17 am
This entry is just to serve as a friendly warning to Mac users, as they always think they are safe and therefore take no safety precaution.
As hackers are now targeting Mac computers as well, it’s no longer wise to say, “Hey, I’m using Mac, why worry?”.
I hope you get my point. =)
December 26th, 2005 at 4:38 pm
Blackhats are scums, and they’ll probably hack anything worth hacking.. hell, most the time, even when it’s not!
With the millions of script kiddies i guess the simple GUI’s virus tools available on the net make OSes like these the victims.
I guess the only thing safe from viruses and similiar crap are UNIX, AS400? or safer yet.. unplug the network cable but that won’t do… =)
Great site, btw. cheers!
December 26th, 2005 at 5:01 pm
You’re right. The safest way is to unplug the cables and not to connect to the internet… =)
But maybe there are some blessings in disguise. The OS producers will work harder towards creating a better OS, perhaps?
Btw, cheers for the compliments. =)
December 26th, 2005 at 8:53 pm
There is not a single real exploit out there for OS X, no virus, no spyware, NOTHING.
So far, all OS X vulnerabilities that were patched DID NOT allow remote exploitation.
FUD !