New Mac Malware 'Dockster' Found on Dalai Lama site

A new trojan horse app called Dockster is targeting Mac users by exploiting a known Java vulnerability CVE-2012-0507. The trojan is apparently being delivered through a website gyalwarinpoche.com dedicated to the Dalai Lama and once installed can collect user keystrokes and other personal...

Flashback/SabPub

2012 The Mac malware scene shifted into high gear in 2012 with the emergence of the Flashback trojan and the revelation that its authors had control of a massive botnet containing well over a half-million machines. Flashback and SabPub, which exploited the same Java vulnerabilities, are the first...

New Java Malware Exploits Both Windows And Mac Users

Symantec has discovered a new form of Java malware that infects both Apple and Windows machines, according to research posted on the company’s Security Response blog. The entry, penned by researcher Takashi Katsuki, describes a strain of Java Applet malware that either drops a Python-based malwar...

New Mac Malware, SabPub, Used In Targeted Attacks

Researchers at Kaspersky Lab says a new malicious program, dubbed SabPub, exploits the same Java security hole as the Flashback Trojan and enables targeted attacks against Mac users. The new malware was identified in a blog post by Kaspersky Lab expert Costin Raiu on Saturday and is described as ...