Oh, MacUser...
Posted: August 11th, 2008, 2:01 am
by DaJudge
It seems that the days of the virus free/hacker free Mac are coming to an end...
http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id ... _article=1
Posted: August 11th, 2008, 8:26 am
by MacUser
""There are a lot more people getting into it and really getting their hands dirty," said Hotchkies, who noted an obvious spike this year in the number of DefCon attendees toting Macintosh laptops"
Remember... They're using it because it's virus free - DOH! These guys are not stupid, eh? It's amazing when even the hackers are tired of viruses
Even acknowledging your premise.. I'll take a "coming soon" threat rather than 3 billion already served.
God Bless!
Posted: August 11th, 2008, 9:52 am
by MrDanger
That's the problem they are facing. With so many people hatin' on (and rightfully so) Vista, macs are what they are turning to. As macs are becoming more and more mainstream, the more the hackers are going to start focusing on them.
And this isn't the first time this has been brought up. Last year, if I remember correctly, there was a kid that accepted apple's challenge to create a virus and he did it. Then showed them how he did it. I forget how much money they paid him.
It can be done. It's just not been the primary focus. Why do damage to the minority. As they become the majority, the problems will begin.