Mac flaw could let hackers get scrambled data

[FDX]

From Reuters http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUSTRE56S77Q20090729


What I found interesting was it said more code in OSX that in Windows. And only market share is what stops hackers.

 

[J the Ninja]

Wow. No less than 9 misuses of the term "hacker" in the article (they meant "cracker" each and every time. I'll give the book title the benefit of the doubt, since Miller should know better).

I any case, the exploit apparently only works on systems that have been already compromised. The short and snarky version....BREAKING NEWS: ZOMBIFIED SYSTEMS SOMETIMES GET KEYLOGGERS INSTALLED ON THEM TOO. I really don't see what the big deal is. "Think before you authenticate" and this one will pass you by too, just like all previous bits of Mac malware.

 

[Signal-11]

Wow. No less than 9 misuses of the term "hacker" in the article (they meant "cracker" each and every time. I'll give the book title the benefit of the doubt, since Miller should know better).

How often have you heard the mainstream media refer to crackers as crackers?

I also wouldn't blame Miller and Zovi. They're just being quoted.