Re:The level of Mac malware is not acceptable, says Apple ex...
by m12k on Thursday May 20, 2021 @11:38AM
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>Also, what does this mean!?
>> …Mac users … are subject to a way less economically motivated attacker base.
It means there are much fewer Mac users than iOS users so there's a bigger economic reward for bypassing iOS security (plus iOS also comes with more ways to exploit hacked devices economically, such as sending texts to for-pay numbers, intercepting security tokens for account take-over, Apple Pay and more)
It means there are much fewer Mac users than iOS users so there's a bigger economic reward for bypassing iOS security (plus iOS also comes with more ways to exploit hacked devices economically, such as sending texts to for-pay numbers, intercepting security tokens for account take-over, Apple Pay and more)