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Re:New macOS malware steals info, including a user's entire ... by phendrenad2 on Saturday April 15, 2023 @02:32PM (#35583264)
Crypto is incentivizing a lot of new malware. We're getting to see how MacOS fares when faced with real targeted attacks. I feel that in the end, everyone will have to copy the Windows security model, which has had to deal with these attacks for decades.
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Re:New macOS malware steals info, including a user's entire ... by olliej on Saturday April 15, 2023 @03:08PM (#35583599)
What is the security model that you think windows uses that Mac doesn't?

Already on Mac there are plenty of things you simply cannot do as root/super user/administrator, no matter how many passwords you have or enter. Having code execution in a user account doesn't provide full access to all the user's files and data, etc.

I'm curious as to exactly what this malware is doing - is it bypassing SIP and/or entitlement checks, or is it essentially the same as downloading a bash script and running it and giving it your admin password.

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