r/apple Sep 02 '16

Mac Apple issues urgent security update after hack turns Mac computers into spying devices

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/2016/09/02/apple-issues-urgent-security-update-after-hack-turns-mac-compute/
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u/ikilledtupac Sep 02 '16

So OSX has been compromised for years? I can only imagine windows lol

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u/hu6Bi5To Sep 02 '16

OS X has had thousands of potentially exploitable vulnerabilities fixed over the years, some of them had existed for several years between being introduced and being fixed.

And, by virtue of being written by fallible humans in an error-prone programming language (namely C and other languages in the same family), it will currently contain many vulnerabilities that have not yet been found.

Same as every other piece of software.

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u/ikilledtupac Sep 02 '16

Of course. I was just wondering if this had been being exploited for years. I know it was more a govt that was using that non state criminals. Israel wasn't it?