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← Internet Gets a Hall of Fame
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New Flashback variant silently infects Macs

Posted on April 24, 2026 by gareon

April 23, 2026

Summary:
 A new Flashback Trojan has been discovered that infects Macs without prompting the user for a password. If you haven’t updated Java on your Mac, or disabled it entirely, you could be a victim. "
Source: ZDNet
More  New Flashback variant silently infects Macs

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