Comment on Apple acknowledges Mac Defender malware, promises updateComments−hobolobo15yAn interesting question is whether this is merely a blip or part of a trend. Apple's user base must be an enormously tempting target for malware creators.−innes15yTo answer this question, we'd need to know whether various things will change in the future:Will criminals stop wanting to scam people?Will non-technical users somehow get more savvy?Will the Apple userbase get smaller and thus less lucrative?
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An interesting question is whether this is merely a blip or part of a trend. Apple's user base must be an enormously tempting target for malware creators.
To answer this question, we'd need to know whether various things will change in the future:
Will criminals stop wanting to scam people?
Will non-technical users somehow get more savvy?
Will the Apple userbase get smaller and thus less lucrative?