Apple Doesn’t Care about Security

[Marik]

Seems to me like all these fuckers care about now that Jobs is dead is how much money get's stuffed into their pockets...also implying that all apple employees don't use windows...now then, on with the news

While thousands of Apple customers suffer from a serious malware outbreak, the company answers to the problem by trying to close down the security company which warned of the attack.

Over 500,000 Macs are already infected with Flashback malware because Apple failed to update some Java software. Nevertheless, the situation has revealed just how useless the company is when it comes to such problems. Surprisingly enough, the first action of Apple was not to update the Java software, but to take down the server of the Russian security company that revealed the problem to the world.

Boris Sharov, CEO of the Russian-based security company called Dr. Web, confirmed that this week the Russian Web registrar Reggi.ru was demanded by Apple to shut down one of its domains. For some reason, Apple believed that the site in question was being used as a “command and control” server, without bothering to take a look at the site owner. Therefore, Apple still hasn’t realized that the domain was one of those which Dr. Web has been using as a spoofed command and control server working as a “sinkhole”.

It seems that Apple didn’t have much experience in dealing with the real world outside. According to Boris Sharov, Apple simply had no idea how to work in a team when tackling security, but rather believed that it could order servers switched off and its problems would fade away.

Dr. Web explained that Apple claimed to the registrar that its domain was involved in a malicious scheme, though the security company wasn’t controlling the sink-hole or harming users. When the security outfit first contacted Apple to let the company know about the Mac-based botnet, Apple never replied. The security outfit has provided the giant with all the data it had, but was responded with a demand that its monitoring server be taken offline.

Meanwhile, locating and closing down command and control servers is a common practice for the outfits trying to cripple a botnet. Dr. Web confirmed it has worked with Microsoft on those efforts. However, Apple won’t even tell anyone about its antivirus group, if it has one at all. And it still insists that its software can’t be infected! Dr. Web slammed the company for its delay in issuing a patch for security vulnerability in Java which allowed the malware to exist.

Source: Extratorrent

[marke68]

And as more and more people buy Macs i'd expect this type of story to become common place.

At least we dont have to listen to the myth that "Macs don't get infected" anymore.

[Ambrocious]

An Apple a day keeps the logic away.

[OrbingStorm]

Im glad this has happened so apple can stop lying about how great it is by supressing the truth to its customers...Ive met so many ppl that think im an idiot when i tell them that macs can get malware...they just dont want to know about it; just like apple.

[johndoe]

that is a highly retarded practice not to mention unoprofessional. the moron(s) behind such actions should definitely be kicked from of their warm and cozy cubicles out into the street / real world

[Alanon]

Mac morons can't talk without using their hands.

This says it all. :notworthy:

[johndoe]

how the fuck can they NOT find the buttons? there's only like one button on a pc, thats the power button and they can't find that? i know i wouldn't be able to do squat on a mac cuz my hands aren't that talkative :D

what a bunch of doorknobs :D

[Alanon]

Hell, who knows?