*Mac malware signed with Apple ID infects activist's laptop * *Backdoor took screenshots, sent them to attackers.*
by Dan Goodin - May 17 2013, 1:50pm EDT http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/05/mac-malware-signed-with-apple-id-infects-activists-laptop/ Stealthy Mac OS X spyware that was digitally signed with a valid Apple Developer ID has been detected on the laptop of an Angolan activist attending a human rights conference, researchers said. The backdoor, which is programmed to take screenshots and send them to remote servers under the control of the attackers, was spread using a spear phishing e-mail <https://twitter.com/ioerror/status/335161266941353985>, according to privacy activist Jacob Appelbaum. Spear phishing is a term for highly targeted e-mails that address the receiver by name and usually appear to come from someone the receiver knows. The e-mails typically discuss topics the two people have talked about before. According to <http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/00002554.html> AV provider F-Secure, the malware was discovered during a workshop showing freedom of speech activists how to secure their devices against government monitoring. [ .... ] - /************************************************ * Dr. Robert Mathews, D.Phil. * Distinguished Senior Research Scholar * National Security Affairs & U.S Industrial Preparedness * Office of Scientific Inquiry and Applications * University of Hawai'i * Secure Messaging/Voice/Video available/
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