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Re:The ‘Worst Hack in Years’ Hits Apple Computers by brundolf on Monday April 26, 2021 @02:31PM (#26946151)
> There’s one caveat: The hackers have to convince a user to download or run an app that’s not in the App Store or allowed by Apple. But once that’s done, the malware won’t be stopped by any of the Mac’s defensive tools. For anyone still running an unpatched macOS, Wardle’s advice was simple: “Don’t open anything from anybody.”

This... doesn't sound that bad. It's still the state of affairs on other OSes, right? Don't run random executables from the internet

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Re:The ‘Worst Hack in Years’ Hits Apple Computers by nottorp on Monday April 26, 2021 @02:43PM (#26946326)
Exactly. Perhaps this clickbaity article should be replaced with one that actually states the facts.
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Re:The ‘Worst Hack in Years’ Hits Apple Computers by ta9999 on Monday April 26, 2021 @02:40PM (#26946296)
"Oh no you can just run malware on your computer! It's the worst hack in years!"
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Re:The ‘Worst Hack in Years’ Hits Apple Computers by moscovium on Monday April 26, 2021 @02:45PM (#26946355)
It's not so bad, but tbh I would trust running some random executable more on Mac more than I would Windows, so some people might be conditioned by how safe Macs generally are.
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Re:The ‘Worst Hack in Years’ Hits Apple Computers by dikaio on Monday April 26, 2021 @03:07PM (#26946630)
Personally I try to install most via Brew which from my understanding could be a easy access point for an app containing malware; does anyone know if this is the case; and if it is, isn’t there some type of auditing that can increase the integrity of the packages?
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Re:The ‘Worst Hack in Years’ Hits Apple Computers by Wowfunhappy on Monday April 26, 2021 @02:44PM (#26946346)
The app did bypass Gatekeeper, so there was a legitimately serious vulnerability here. I have Gatekeeper turned off on my own machines, but if it's turned on it should be expected to work.
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Re:The ‘Worst Hack in Years’ Hits Apple Computers by bevacqua on Monday April 26, 2021 @02:39PM (#26946280)
Agree. Sensationalist
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