New Mac Malware Takes Screenshots And Uploads Them Without Permission

Cult of Mac
By Alex HeathMay 16, 2013, 5:34 pm261 pts
A new piece of Mac malware has been discovered. The virus installs itself as “macs.app” and silently takes screenshots to then upload to shady servers. It doesn’t appear to be very widespread at the moment. The malware was uncovered on an African activist’s Mac at the Oslo Freedom Forum, an annual event…

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