Mac OS malware increased by 247% in the fourth quarter of 2016, according to a new report by McAfee Labs. More people are using multi-platform environments in their homes and businesses, the report says. Cybercriminals are expanding their campaigns onto other platforms, going from Windows to Mac OS, iOS, and Android. The report also includes insight on Mirai, the botnet that exploited poorly secured IoT devices in October 2016 to launch the largest-ever DDoS attack on IoT devices.”]
Source: https://www.darkreading.com/attacks-breaches/apple-mac-os-malware-spiked-in-q4