"Hey Siri" support and possibly wireless charging case alongside AirPower charging mat.
Raid on Russian Firm May Have Taken Down MacDefender Malware
MacDefender was the most significant malware attack on the Mac in years, if ever. The threat started in May, infecting many less-savvy Mac users, and had become widespread enough that Apple was forced to release a special anti-malware security fix. The software would be downloaded when users visited certain websites and, once installed, looked to be legitimate anti-virus software. Unsuspecting users would get warnings of viruses infecting their system. By entering their credit card number, users could pay to "remove" the viruses.
Except it was all fake. There were no viruses, just a piece of software trying to trick users into handing over their credit card numbers.
The hidden developer behind MacDefender continued to release new variants of the malware into the wild, resulting in a cat-and-mouse game as Apple continued to ban new variants of the software.
Then, one day, MacDefender simply disappeared. Richard Gaywood, at TUAW, pointed out that Apple hadn't updated its malware definitions -- the code designed to kill MacDefender -- since June 18.
Brian Krebs might have the answer:
Except it was all fake. There were no viruses, just a piece of software trying to trick users into handing over their credit card numbers.
The hidden developer behind MacDefender continued to release new variants of the malware into the wild, resulting in a cat-and-mouse game as Apple continued to ban new variants of the software.
Then, one day, MacDefender simply disappeared. Richard Gaywood, at TUAW, pointed out that Apple hadn't updated its malware definitions -- the code designed to kill MacDefender -- since June 18.
Brian Krebs might have the answer:
On June 23, Russian police arrested Pavel Vrublevsky, the co-founder of Russian online payment giant ChronoPay and a major player in the fake AV market.The last release of MacDefender occurred on June 18. ChronoPay's offices are raided June 23. A coincidence perhaps, or Russian law enforcement saving Mac users from fake antivirus software.
[...]
In May, I wrote about evidence showing that ChronoPay employees were involved in pushing MacDefender — fake AV software targeting Mac users. ChronoPay later issued a statement denying it had any involvement in the MacDefender scourge.
But last week, Russian cops who raided ChronoPay’s offices in Moscow found otherwise. According to a source who was involved in the raid, police found mountains of evidence that ChronoPay employees were running technical and customer support for a variety of fake AV programs, including MacDefender.
[ 102 comments ]
Top Rated Comments
(View all)
96 months ago
Maybe I'm being too harsh, but anyone that falls for the old "YOU HAVE VIRUSES!!! Give us your credit card number and we'll get rid of them!" trick deserves what they get.
Yeah, you are absolutely being too harsh.
Just because you are a bit trustworthy and/or naive - or just very new to the world of computers - does not mean you "deserve what you get".
96 months ago
Thank god Vladimir Poutine was infected unless this would have never happened :p
Now I'm hungry...
Poutine: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poutine
Putin: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin
96 months ago
In Soviet Russia, anti-virus software....
No, I'm not gonna go there...
In Soviet Russia, malware...oh screw it, I'm just happy to see them arrested.
I'll do it for you two
In Soviet Russia, anti-virus software infects you!
96 months ago
Thank god Vladimir Poutine was infected unless this would have never happened :p
96 months ago
Maybe I'm being too harsh, but anyone that falls for the old "YOU HAVE VIRUSES!!! Give us your credit card number and we'll get rid of them!" trick deserves what they get.
Try to remember back when you were a newbie and not the techno-sophistic you are now. There is a learning curve. People come to sites like MR so they can learn (and not be duped by malware).
A tiny bit of empathy might be in order. :rolleyes:
96 months ago
If this is the worst "threat" Mac users see then I find that pretty funny ;). I mean it doesn't do anything. Well, other than some small pop ups and asks for your credit card? Really? That is considered a "major threat..." :)
Unless it slows down or crashes your computer (ahem Windows Super Antivirus 2009 (10, 11, etc) then its just annoying. Nice that its gone though :D
My dad actually managed to get this thing [facepalm]. I just deleted it from apps and presto. Gone. It didn't even leave anything on the system (did a full search). =). Alternatively removing the fake A/V software on Windows can be a bit of a chore and best if you catch it early.
Unless it slows down or crashes your computer (ahem Windows Super Antivirus 2009 (10, 11, etc) then its just annoying. Nice that its gone though :D
My dad actually managed to get this thing [facepalm]. I just deleted it from apps and presto. Gone. It didn't even leave anything on the system (did a full search). =). Alternatively removing the fake A/V software on Windows can be a bit of a chore and best if you catch it early.
96 months ago
Truer words were never spoken.
I've been trying to figure out what bothered me about this post, finally did.
How does a pedant use a word like "truer"?
[ Read All Comments ]
For this week's giveaway, we've teamed up with Anki to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win one of the company's adorable little Vector robots, which designed to be a personal robot...
Last year, accessory company Elago launched the W3 Charging Stand for Apple Watch, which turned Apple's modern wearable into a classic Macintosh. This week, Elago announced the latest iteration...
Cellular network operator O2 on Friday said its data networks had been restored after millions of smartphones across the UK and Japan were taken offline yesterday (via BBC).
A statement on its...
Bang & Olufsen over the past week has added AirPlay 2 support to more of its speakers, including the BeoPlay A9 and BeoPlay M5.
BeoPlay M5 speaker in AirPlay Picker via Brad Thomas
This...
Following a demo earlier this year at WWDC, LEGO today launched the LEGO AR Playgrounds app for iPhone and iPad [Direct Link]. The app uses ARKit to place digital LEGO characters and blocks into...
Google this week announced that it is shutting down its messaging app Google Allo [iOS Direct Link], and incorporating many of its features into the Messages app on Android smartphones. Google Allo...
Best Buy today launched a new Apple savings event, marking down iPhones, MacBook Airs, MacBook Pros, iMacs, iPads, iPad Pros, and some HomeKit devices. There are numerous notable discounts in the...
ConnectSense, one of the first companies to introduce a HomeKit-enabled smart plug, today announced the launch of the Smart Outlet 2, its second-generation HomeKit product.
Like the first Smart...
