Security News > 2017 > January > Fruitfly: Unusual Mac backdoor used for tightly targeted attacks? (Help Net Security)
2017-01-18 21:43
Researchers have found and analyzed a Mac backdoor that is unusual in many ways. The malware – detected as OSX.Backdoor.Quimitchin by Malwarebytes but dubbed Fruitfly by Apple – is believed to have been around for some years, but was never before flagged as a specific malware family. The analysis has shown that Fruitfly can take screenshots and can access and use the computer’s webcam. If commanded to do so, it can discover the screen size … More →
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