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Apple Malware Bounty: Infect a Mac, Earn $0.43

A new malware affiliate program has been discovered offering 43c for every infected Mac machine. Sophos Labs researcher Dmitry Samosseikko provided a glimpse into the Partnerka, a Russian network of spam and malware affiliates. The website is dedicated solely to the sale and promotion of fake Mac software. The price tag suggests the Mac platform is becoming more and more lucrative to online crime gangs, he says. In the past, we have seen the use of porn video lures to trick Mac users into downloadiing and installing DNS changer Trojans.

Source: https://threatpost.com/apple-malware-bounty-infect-mac-earn-043-092909/72209/

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