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  • If you use the Transmission bittorrent client on a Mac, you need to read this.
  • Cougar
    Full Member

    there’s now ransomware for the Mac, and it’s called OSX/KeRanger-A.

    The crooks hacked into the download server of a popular BitTorrent client called Transmission, created a fake version numbered 2.90, and published it as an official download on the site.

    The Transmission app itself was very slightly modified to include an additional snippet of code to run the malware

    Ransomware arrives on the Mac: OSX/KeRanger-A – what you need to know

    M6TTF
    Free Member

    Thought that had been patched now, with an updated download of transmission. Read about this a while back.

    gofasterstripes
    Free Member

    Hmm, not on Linux? I used it the other day :/

    jambalaya
    Free Member

    Azure for the win, allegedly

    Appreciate the warning Cougar

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