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New Mac cryptominer distributed via a MacUpdate hack

February 2, 2018 admin cryptominer, cryptomining, Mac, mac malware, MacUpdate, Platypus, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Fri, 02 Feb 2018 21:20:01 +0000

A new Mac cryptocurrency miner, called OSX.CreativeUpdate, was being distributed from the MacUpdate website, in the guise of known apps such as Firefox.

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