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Title: Tibet Malware Takes Advantage of Java Vulnerability to Harvest Information on Macs
Post by: HCK on March 20, 2012, 07:00:51 pm
Tibet Malware Takes Advantage of Java Vulnerability to Harvest Information on Macs
      


A new malware, Tibet.A, has been discovered, taking advantage of a Java vulnerability that has also been used recently by the Flashback malware. Tibet.A exploits a vulnerability that is corrected in up-to-date Macs, but that may be accessible if users don’t apply system updates. This malware starts by downloading a Java applet when users visit [...]
      

http://blog.intego.com/tibet-malware-takes-advantage-of-java-vulnerability-to-harvest-information-on-macs/