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This Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Mac users are finally retiring an old myth

Apple's defenses are real. They were also never meant to be the only layer between a Mac user and a convincing scam.

Tarun Mottlia

Via Mashable

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This Cybersecurity Awareness Month, Mac users are finally retiring an old myth
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Pop-up ads, slowdowns, crashes — that's what most people picture when they hear "Mac virus." It hasn't been the real risk for years. The threats that matter now are built not to be noticed: malware that copies saved passwords and wallet files in the background, and scams that talk a user into running the command themselves. Neither leaves the kind of trace Apple's built-in tools were designed to find, so a Mac can be compromised and still feel completely normal.Moonlock Lab's…

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