The LockBit hacker group, famous for its ransomware viruses, created the first malware specifically for Apple Mac computers. Portal reports 9to5Mac citing information security researchers who discovered traces of development.
If the rumors are true, LockBit could be the first major hacker group to create ransomware for Apple devices. This grouping works in the RaaS business model. [рус. вирус-вымогатель как услуга]offers their malware for money. In the West, LockBit is referred to as the Russian group as most of its members speak Russian.
It was reported that the assembly of the virus for Mac is named “locker_Apple_M1_64”, first mentioned in November 2022. Information security experts report that since then the virus has not been seen on the network, indicating that there are no attacks using it, but they urge everyone to be vigilant and not forget about software updates.
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