Based on research across established dark web forums, threat actors are targeting macOS, with exploits trading for millions of dollars

  • @crow@beehaw.org
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    11 months ago

    The trick is to use an operating system so niche and different that no one is prepared to hack it.

    • phi1997
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      1811 months ago

      For those who take this seriously: don’t. Security by obscurity does not work.

      • @mobyduck648@beehaw.org
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        11 months ago

        I practice security through obsolescence instead, all my data is stored on 3 1/2” floppies and if I need to send someone a voice message I post it on a cassette.

    • The Doctor
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      811 months ago

      I know a couple of greybeards who’re building a SCO UNIX virtual machine to troll skiddies. I wonder if they’re going to sneak it onto the network at hacker summer camp.