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July 25, 2017 01:08 am GMT

Creepy spyware has infected Macs for years, and we're only just realizing it now

Your Mac is not safe. Well, at least not as safe as you think it is. 

That's the big takeaway following the detailed investigation of a particularly insidious strain of Apple-focused malware that has potentially been around for up to a decade — all the while broadcasting video and audio from victims' computers back to an unknown attacker. 

SEE ALSO: Remotely hacking ships shouldn't be this easy, and yet ...

The malware, dubbed Fruitfly, was first reported on in January by Malwarebytes. However, it was Synack Chief Security Researcher Patrick Wardle who blew the lid off Fruitfly's true nature on July 21.  Read more...

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