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Since the launch of Apple Silicon processors, It has been possible to see how the adoption of Apple equipment has been slightly favorablesomething that, although it has its advantages, also has its disadvantages, as would be the case at hand today with the LockBit ransomware, which has started attacking macOS computers for the first time.
The reason for this is that while until now there weren’t enough computers to make it worthwhile to develop a lot of malware for them, this has started to change, which is why LockBit has start to wreak havoc, reminding users of Apple devices the importance of an up-to-date backup.
This ransomware, however, reaches everywhere, as it is not only capable of infecting computers with Apple Silicon processors, but it can also infect computers with Intel processors, and most worryingly, computers with PowerPC processorswhich, while not the bulk of Mac owners, makes it clear that the security cloud in which they lived has been severely broken.
For now, the real scope of this malware is not known, only that it exists, so we will have to see how this threat progresses in the future.
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Jordi Bercial
Avid technology and electronics enthusiast. I tinkered with computer components almost since I could walk. I started working at Geeknetic after winning a contest on their forum for writing hardware articles. Drift, mechanics and photography lover. Do not hesitate and leave a comment on my articles if you have any questions.
