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Malware for Macs Is Getting Bigger, More Dangerous, and It's Dirt Cheap - Gizmodo

Malware for Macs Is Getting Bigger, More Dangerous, and It's Dirt Cheap - Gizmodo

Malware for Macs Is Getting Bigger, More Dangerous, and It's Dirt Cheap - Gizmodo
Jul 21, 2021 52 secs

A perfect example comes from researchers with security firm Check Point, who recently spotted just such a product circulating the web: it’s a cheap, accessible program called “XLoader,” which can be used to hack into and steal information from both Windows and macOS devices.

Buyers only have access to the malware for a limited time, however, and must conduct attacks from a server controlled by the seller: for instance, it costs $99 for a three-month subscription to XLoader customized to infiltrate MacOS devices.

“I think there is a common incorrect belief with macOS users that Apple platforms are more secure than other more widely used platforms,” said Yaniv Balmas, head of cyber research for Check Point.

Couldn’t a real haXXor just haXX his/her/it’s way into a bank website and haXX an account to pay for the haXXing program and then haXX into someone’s Mac PC using a special haXXer matrix and link the haXXed account into the haXXing program account so it looks like the haXX-ee is the haXX-or, and whatnot

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