Rare Mac Trojan exploits Apple vuln
Found on The Register on Sunday, 22 June 2008
A rare Mac OS X Trojan has been spotted on the internet. The AppleScript-THT Trojan horse exploits a vulnerability within the Apple Remote Desktop Agent to load itself with root privileges onto compromised Mac machines.
Keystroke logging on compromised systems, taking pictures (using the built-in Apple iSight camera) or capturing screenshots are among the hacker exploits enabled by the malware, Mac security outfit SecureMac reports.
Shouldn't take long until someone comes up with the idea to run a website which collects images of people screaming at their owned Macs. I don't even want to imagine what else you could see through the eye of a Mac that's left running unattended. Quick fix? Duct tape iSigh (typo intented).