Sneaky new Mac malware suggests notorious spy vendor Hacking Team is back

Macworld
Mar 1, 2016, 6:57 am503 pts
Security researchers have identified a new piece of OS X malware that may come from Hacking Team, the controversial Italian company that sells surveillance software to governments. The malware is a “dropper,” which is used to plant other software onto a computer. In this case, it appears intended to install…

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