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Flashback malware appears to have infected computers in Apple's HQ...

 

The infamous Flashback malware has successfully infected over half a million Mac computers according to Russian security firm Dr. Web.


Dr. Web reported on 4 April that the BackDoor.Flashback.39 had infected far more computers than researchers initially thought.
Nearly 300 are thought to be inside Apple's headquarters.


"Now BackDoor.Flashback botnet encompasses more than 550 000 infected machines, most of which are located in the United States and Canada," read Dr. Webs initial statement.
The figure has since increased with Dr. Web malware analyst Sorokin Ivan claiming on Twitter that the count has risen to 600,000.