Apple says Macs at its offices were hacked
NEW YORK (AP) — Apple says a small number of Mac computers at its offices were infected by malicious software, in an attack similar to the one Facebook acknowledged last week.
In both cases, computers were infected through software downloaded from a site for software developers. The attacks took advantage of flaws in the Java plug-in for Web browsers.
Neither company said that there was any evidence that the attackers gleaned any data from their attacks.
The Java vulnerability is well known, and Apple has taken measures to disable the plug-in on all Macs. It says it would release an update malware removal tool to remove infections.
In January, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security recommended disabling Java in Web browsers to avoid hacking attacks.
In both cases, computers were infected through software downloaded from a site for software developers. The attacks took advantage of flaws in the Java plug-in for Web browsers.
Neither company said that there was any evidence that the attackers gleaned any data from their attacks.
The Java vulnerability is well known, and Apple has taken measures to disable the plug-in on all Macs. It says it would release an update malware removal tool to remove infections.
In January, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security recommended disabling Java in Web browsers to avoid hacking attacks.
But but....Macs don't get viruses! And they never crash! And they never slow down, break or fail in any way! Huh....my whole grasp on reality just went askew.......
@dg54321Â They were hacked through third party software....Java and Adobe....not vulnerabilities in MacOS or Apple software.
@cyclops Funny when the same things happens to Windows it's always Microsoft that gets blamed
But I thought Macs were invulnerable to malicious software....................ohhh the humanity