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OS X Malware Demands $300 FBI Fine For Viewing, Distributing Porn
An anonymous reader writes "A new piece of malware is targeting OS X to extort money from victims by accusing them of illegally accessing pornography. Ransomware typically uses claims of breaking the law and names law enforcement (such as the CIA or FBI) to scare victims, but it is usually aimed at Windows users, not Mac users. The security firm Malwarebytes first spotted this latest threat, noting that criminals have ported the ransomware scheme to OS X and are even exploiting a Safari-specific feature. The ransomware page in question gets pushed onto unsuspecting users browsing high-trafficked sites as well as when searching for popular keywords."
I'm not saying Mac OS X has more viruses than Windows, but almost every Mac user I know has this pretentious attitude that they're invulnerable just by virtue of running Mac OS X. Maybe this will help pound some sense into them.
The only news here is how desperate some people are to show that OSX is vulnerable to malware - even when the malware never is installed on the system...
Are you implying that OSX isn't vulnerable to malware?
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