Apple Computers Are Not Immune To Ransomware Attacks
The first ever ransomware attack on an Apple computer has been uncovered. Huffington Post Canada reports: Security firm Palo Alto Networks reported Sunday that a form of ransomware had infected Transmission, a BitTorrent installer that works on the Apple operating system. This marked the first time that ransomware had successfully attacked Apple’s Mac computers, Palo Alto’s threat intelligence director Ryan Olson told Reuters. Ransomware is a cyber threat that infects a system, encrypts its data and asks people to pay ransoms in order to retrieve it, Reuters reported.