Re:The level of Mac malware is not acceptable, says Apple ex...
by dfxm12 on Thursday May 20, 2021 @10:26AM
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“Dark Caracal is part of a trend we’ve seen mounting over the past year whereby traditional APT actors are moving toward using mobile as a primary target platform,” said Mike Murray, Vice President of Security Intelligence at Lookout.
Phones more reliably have info that attackers are looking for and can exploit or sell, so they are becoming/have become a more coveted target than the desktop. Payment methods, personal info, etc. It's worth pointing out Federighi is comparing Mac users (desktop) to iOS users (mobile). Plus, there are probably more iOS users out there than macOS users.
Phones more reliably have info that attackers are looking for and can exploit or sell, so they are becoming/have become a more coveted target than the desktop. Payment methods, personal info, etc. It's worth pointing out Federighi is comparing Mac users (desktop) to iOS users (mobile). Plus, there are probably more iOS users out there than macOS users.
https://www.eff.org/press/releases/eff-and-lookout-uncover-n...