Mac malware is still crude, but it’s slowly catching up to its Windows rivals

Ars Technica
By Dan GoodinFeb 8, 2017, 6:30 pm1.2k ptsHot
Enlarge (credit: Patrick Wardle) Malicious Microsoft Word documents that abuse macros have long been the bane of Windows users. Now, security researchers have found what may be the first such real-world attack to infect Macs. The attack was found in a Word file titled "U.S. Allies and Rivals Digest Trump's…

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