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KeRanger Mac Ransomware Based On Linux Forebear, Not Windows
An anonymous reader writes: It appears that the KeRanger ransomware that's been tormenting Mac users for the past days is actually based on a ransomware variant that targets Linux servers, and not on a ransomware family coming from Windows. That particular Linux ransomware is also based on an open-source ransomware called Hidden Tear that was uploaded to GitHub by a Turkish security researcher. So obviously, the conclusion is that GitHub is to blame for the KeRanger Mac ransomware. (Note to readers: That last bit is tongue in anonymous cheek.)
This appears to be a doubly-impossible scenario as both Linux and Mac are secure by default.
Requiem for the American Dream
Because someone has finally figured out how to make money using Linux!
No, he meant the doctor. Have you tried to look through his family tree? It's impossible, you can't find anything, it's almost as if he's a fictional character.