Malware For Macs Is Getting Bigger, More Dangerous And It’s Dirt Cheap
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A disturbing element of modern cybercrime is just how easy it is to procure powerful and invasive tools the kind that can wreak total havoc on an unsuspecting victim’s computer.
Today, the malware economy resembles a subscription model, allowing developers to licence their nefarious products to any paying dark web customer. In most cases, these customers don’t even need to have much expertise, as most of the tools’ features are automated.
A perfect example comes from researchers with security firm Check Point, who recently spotted just such a product circulating the web: it’s a cheap, accessible program called “XLoader,” which can be used to hack into and steal information from both Windows and macOS devices.
This Rs 3,600 malware stealing information of Mac, Windows users
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Notorious XLoader Malware Now Affects Macs
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