“Perverse” malware infecting hundreds of Macs remained undetected for years
Enlarge (credit: Tim Malabuyo) A mysterious piece of malware that gives attackers surreptitious control over webcams, keyboards, and other sensitive resources has been infecting Macs for at least five years. The infections—known to number nearly 400 and possibly much higher—remained undetected until recently and may have been active for almost a decade. Patrick Wardle, a researcher with security firm Synack, said the...