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Mac attack a load of crap

Posted in: Mac OS X, Security

All the Mac viruses and security holes in the news are overblown. They're news only because of their novelty, not the threat they pose. Leander Kahney writes: "The Leap-A malware was a poorly-programmed Trojan horse that relied on "social engineering," or trickery to perform its nasty function. There's a simple way to protect against this kind of threat - common sense - and in testament to this, a lot of people didn't fall for it."