Mac trojan "decimates" built-in OSX Security

[siljaline]

<http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/10/26/tsunami_mac_backdoor/>

<http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2011/10/25/tsunami-backdoor-trojan-for-mac-os-x-discovered/>

<http://blog.eset.com/2011/10/25/linux-tsunami-hits-os-x>

<http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2011/10/tsunami-backdoor-trojan-ported-from-linux-to-take-control-of-macs-too.ars>

Silj


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[~BD~]

siljaline wrote:
> <http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/10/26/tsunami_mac_backdoor/>
>
> <http://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2011/10/25/tsunami-backdoor-trojan-for-mac-os-x-discovered/>
>
> <http://blog.eset.com/2011/10/25/linux-tsunami-hits-os-x>
>
> <http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2011/10/tsunami-backdoor-trojan-ported-from-linux-to-take-control-of-macs-too.ars>
>
> Silj


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