Apple Hit By Hackers Who Targeted Facebook

snydeq writes "Apple was recently attacked by hackers who infected the Macintosh computers of some employees, the company said on Tuesday in an unprecedented disclosure that described the widest known cyber attacks against Apple-made computers to date, Reuters reports. 'The same software, which infected Macs by exploiting a flaw in a version of Oracle Corp's Java software used as a plug-in on Web browsers, was used to launch attacks against Facebook, which the social network disclosed on Friday. ... A person briefed on the investigation into the attacks said that hundreds of companies, including defense contractors, had been infected with the same malicious software, or malware. The attacks mark the highest-profile cyber attacks to date on businesses running Mac computers.'"

Comments

Hackers reported that the malware "just worked."

[crazyjj]

Thank you folks, I'll be here all week.

Macs don't get viruses

[Anonymous Coward]

I suspect this is an elaborate hoax perpetrated by Microsoft or possibly Google.

Here's what Apple said on their website

[Thrill Science]

They have since removed this:

Highly secure by design

Mac OS X doesn't get PC viruses. And with virtually no effort on your part, Mac OS X protects itself from other malicious applications. It was built for the Internet in the Internet age, offering a variety of sophisticated technologies that help keep you safe from online threats. Because every Mac ships with a secure configuration, you don't have to worry about understanding complex settings. Even better, it won't slow you down with constant security alerts and sweeps. And Apple responds quickly to online threats and automatically delivers security updates directly to your Mac.

Re:That's Impossible!

[the_B0fh]

I think you've got Mac OS X mixed up with OpenBSD.