NetworkWorld - Net Defense: Mac Defender: Did you really think Apple Macs couldn't be hacked?

Smashing the perception of invulnerability with a little malware, it's a wakeup call to test your assumptions about security.

By Chris Jackson
05/27/11

There is nothing sadder than witnessing reality give millions of people a wakeup call, shattering their sense of invulnerability. Mac users got to experience a taste of what their PC counterparts have had to live with for years, with a little bit of malware called Mac Defender. Apple Mac users have enjoyed a bit of obscurity over the years as most of the malware variants were targeted at the 98% market share juggernaut that was Microsoft. Back then, If you were going to write some nasty software why would you write it for a little used operating system? Fast forward to 2011 and Apple has dramatically changed its place on the firing line. With millions of Ipods, Iphones, Ipads, and the Mac OS all running versions of the same operating system, and a market capitalization larger than the GDP of most countries, hackers find this half eaten piece of fruit irresistible.

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