The discovery comes a couple weeks after researchers from Kaspersky and other security firms confirmed a botnet of more than half a million Macs
infected by the Flashback malware. Like SabPub, Flashback was effective because it hijacked machines without requiring the user to type an administrative password. Flashback achieved this coup by exploiting a vulnerability in the Java software framework that Oracle had patched earlier in 2012, but that Apple hadn't yet distributed to its end users. Meanwhile, the SabPub malware exploits a Word vulnerability that Microsoft patched in 2009, but that many people—particularly those using pirated versions of the application—haven't bothered to install.
http://arstechnica.com …-preying-on-mac-users.ars
This is only the beginning so those who bit the Apple should probably be looking into security software right about now. Microsoft users had their day and the more stories like this appear the more hackers will take note and realize the potential.
