New Mac espionage trojan targets Dalai Lama supporters

Ars Technica
By Dan GoodinDec 3, 2012, 5:00 pm248 pts
A website related to the Dalai Lama is hosting attack code that attempts to surreptitiously install OS X-based spy software on the Macs of people who visit. The backdoor trojan, dubbed Dockster by antivirus providers, has the ability to capture the keystrokes of infected machines. It also provides an interface…

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