Ron Lopshire wrote:

>Malware Evolution: MacOS X Vulnerabilities 2005 - 2006
>
> http://www.viruslist.com/en/analysis?pubid=191968025
>
>Quote: "Whether the proof of concept code covered in this article will
>be used for financial gain in the near future remains to be seen.
>History, however, shows that once vulnerabilties are identified,
>malware writers are never far behind."
>
>Prophetic, indeed.

As the article suggests, the 'critical mass' has been reached and
malware is targeting the Mac in ever increasing numbers. In the past,
the Mac was only targeted in limited attacks, but those attacks were
VERY profitable for the attackers due to the big money in corporate
espionage. Since there is such a large proportion of marketing
departments that use the Mac, and Mac users were so oblivious to the
concepts of computer security - they thought they were immune -
targeted attacks were very successful in relieving companies of
corporate secretes. The average Mac user was not worth the trouble,
but the big wigs are easy money.