Security News > 2018 > January > macOS Malware Creator Charged With Spying on Thousands of PCs Over 13 Years
2018-01-11 10:18
The U.S. Justice Department unsealed 16-count indictment charges on Wednesday against a computer programmer from Ohio who is accused of creating and installing spyware on thousands of computers for more than 13 years. According to the indictment, 28-year-old Phillip R. Durachinsky is the alleged author of FruitFly malware that was found targeting Apple Mac users earlier last year worldwide,
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