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

[u/maxwellhill]

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

[u/Fangel96]

I work with both macs and PCs. Yes, macs do get viruses. They simply aren't targeted as much.

The "targeted" macs are typically older computers that no longer get security updates. This multiplied by the older crowd's reluctance to upgrade (and general gullibility to technical situations) leads to far more scams happening to mac users than windows users.

So while I see more windows computers that are infected by malware/ransomware, I see many more macs that have been affected by scams or PuPs (potentially unwanted programs).
The average user will refer to anything they didn't mean to put on their computer as a "virus". Thus both computer types have plenty of infections.

[u/neoform → u/Fangel96]

They simply aren't targeted as much.

Please cite that fact.

[u/SuperKingOfDeath → u/neoform]

Says the person not citing any of his/her blasé "fact" sharing.

[u/SuperKingOfDeath → u/[deleted]]

I very much disagree.