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New Mac Ransomware Found in Pirated Mac Apps
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It raises questions.
1. Will people associate the app with malware and avoid even legit copies?
2. If the developer knows that modified versions are being distributed and do nothing will they loose registered IP associated with the app because they didn't defend it?
I think this is one reason why Apple has moved to more secure OS techniques like those deployed in macOS Big Sur.
Reports on other forums seems like it's a bunch of hackintosh machines impacted.
No platform including MacOS won't prevent a social engineering problem.
Curious to see VirusTotal says about the app?
Curious to see VirusTotal says about the app?
This has nothing to do with third-party applications and everything to do with piracy.
Not surprised it targets the Keychain primarily, I wonder if the spyware has the ability to call home and show usernames and passwords. Pretty scary as a lot of people have their banking information saved on their Keychain.
I'm one of those paranoid people who never puts credit card or banking passwords in the Keychain.
I trust Apple, but still, only so much.
As far as pirating, the only thing I've ever done is downloading old games that you cannot even buy anymore even if you wanted to.
As before, chose your bank wisely, a bank which uses Usernames and Passwords only is not worth your money. (Pun intended).
These must be the same people that buy a $400k motor-home and camp out in a Walmart parking lot to save $25 on a camping spot.
In any other walk of life, anybody who tries to blackmail somebody else would be throughly condemned by everybody, regardless of what they were doing. But you're saying it's OK to be blackmailed if your software didn't come from official channels.
The only details of mine that never get written down or saved anywhere are banking logins and the passwords to my password managers and 2FA app.
There's a difference between getting software from a different vendor (not what's happening here) and stealing software (what is happening here). If a thief got blackmailed by another criminal, I don't think anyone would be all that concerned.
I'm actually shocked at the number of people who are OK with blackmailers because the blackmailed 'deserved it'.
I think I count six people on here in total.
Back in the day with hooky windows copies, I always figured if someone’s smart enough to crack the drm, they’re smart enough to lace it with all sorts of nasty hidden goodies. Same applies here.
It's an inherent risk in pirating. If people want to steal software, they should at the very least be prepared for there to be consequences. I'm not saying they deserve it, but they'd be dumb not to expect it.
No I don't believe I said that at all, can you find where I did?
What I specifically said was "pirates get what pirates get" which means that if you are going to pirate software, WHICH IS THEFT, then you set yourself up for the possibility that the software has some "unwanted features" added. That being said I have no sympathy for a thief that gets blackmailed, I do however have sympathy for individuals and entire towns that fall victim to ransomware because they clicked on the wrong link.
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