Based on research across established dark web forums, threat actors are targeting macOS, with exploits trading for millions of dollars

  • interolivary@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    Yeah I’m not exactly in a hurry here, but more widespread malware is still just a question of incentive. macOS isn’t invulnerable, it’s just mainly been a smaller and less easy target so it’s not gotten the same sort of attention as Windows

    • meseek #2982@lemmy.ca
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      1 year ago

      Every software has holes. Not saying macOS is bullet proof. But it’s much harder to infect thanks to its Unix core and the fact the entire OS is on a read only partition. That with their own anti malware tool (Gatekeeper) that took on a much more active roll in macOS’s defenses come Ventura.

      I’m far more worried Apple replaces macOS or closes it just like all their other OSes and we end up bouncing between jailbreaks.