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Zombie Macs Launch DoS Attack

Cludge writes "ZDNet has a story (and several related articles) about how Symantec has discovered evidence of an all-Mac based botnet that is actively involved in a DOS attack. Apparently, security on the exploited Macs (call them iBots?) was compromised when unwary users bit-torrented pirated copies of iWork 09 and Photoshop CS4 that contained malware. From the article: 'They describe this as the "first real attempt to create a Mac botnet" and note that the zombie Macs are already being used for nefarious purposes.'"

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  1. Re:I've got your denial right here. by fractoid · · Score: 0, Redundant

    You're a troll because you said that 1 = 1. GTFO Mac hater! Stop trolling with your "logic" and your "reasonableness".

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