Fruitfly malware Can Control a Macs Webcam and Keyboard

A malware designed forMacOSwas identified earlier this year.

Now, there has emerged another variant of the malware.

Fruitfly

According to reports, Apple has released a patch for the malware termedFruitfly.

Fruitfly malware Can Control a Mac’s Webcam and Keyboard

However, newer variants of the malware have already emerged.

to make it remain undetected, it can even terminate its own process in the system.

I havent seen that before.

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90% of the victims were found to be in the US.

Wardle has said that the malware most likely infects systems through malicious email attachments.

This is just another illustration that Macs are just as vulnerable as any other computer.

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Apple has not made a statement about the malware as of publishing of this article.

Sources:Neowin

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