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Fruitfly malware spied on Mac users for 13 years – man charged

Fruitfly malware spied on Mac users for 13 years – man charged

US authorities have charged a 28-year-old Ohio man who is alleged to have created and installed creepy spyware on thousands of computers for 13 years.

Read more in my article on the We Live Security blog.

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Justice Dept. indicts Ohio hacker for writing Fruitfly malware to spy on thousands of Mac users

A 28-year-old Ohio man has been named by federal prosecutors as the alleged author of a decade-old Mac malware, which he is accused of using to remotely spy on thousands of unsuspecting victims. Cybersecurity in an IoT and Mobile World The technology world …
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New details emerge on Fruitfly, highly-invasive Mac malware

Given how rare Mac malware is — especially one with all the hallmarks of what could be a nation state attacker — Patrick Wardle, a former NSA hacker who now serves as chief security researcher at ‎Synack, got to work. Apple released security patches …
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