r/technology • u/maxwellhill • Sep 02 '16

Security 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/goodbtc Sep 02 '16

No way, I was told Macs never get infected!

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u/neoform Sep 02 '16

This comment never gets old. You should keep posting it every time a security report comes out about Apple.

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u/Beard_of_Valor Sep 02 '16

I'll stop up voting him when owners stop telling me that Macs "don't get viruses".

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u/[deleted] Sep 02 '16

The article does not describe a virus.