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Why Mac Users Need to Worry About Viruses, Too

 Article:   T. Brewster, “Update Your Mac Now: The 'Worst Hack In Years' Hits Apple Computers,” Forbes , 27-Apr-2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.forbes.com/sites/thomasbrewster/2021/04/26/update-your-mac-now-the-worst-hack-in-years-hits-apple-computers/?sh=5ba2f1a25da0. [Accessed: 02-May-2021]. For many Mac users, like myself, one of the points of pride is that they are less vulnerable to malicious attacks.  Unfortunately, that has never been true and is even less true now with iOS being one of the leading cell phone operating systems and MacOS being a popular operating system for workers in creative sectors.  For sure, Apple products are no longer just for eccentric nerds (I've used them since the early 1990s so I know).   Unfortunately, that increased usage brings with it a level of increased attractiveness to hackers.  A recent exploit detailed in Forbes makes this perfectly clear.  According to the article, a new trojan horse target...