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DIY hacking kit launched for Mac

Stuart Sumner

03 May 2011 • 1 min read

Cyber criminal developers will soon modify the kit to attack the iPad

The first DIY crimeware specifically designed to attack the Mac OSX operating system has been announced on secret cyber criminal forums. Usually, DIY crimeware, such as Zeus, is designed to atta...

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