More than 40 thousand Apple computers hit by the Silver Sparrow virus
More than 40 thousand Apple computers have been infected with a mysterious virus, according to the TV channel “360”.
As ABC News clarifies with reference to the Red Canary company, the programmers have not established the purpose of the malware – the Silver Sparrow virus has not yet participated in malicious activities.
“To date, we can confirm that the threat has infected nearly 40,000 macOS devices. Most malware has an end goal. We don't really know what that ultimate goal is, ”said Brian Donoghue, an analyst with cybersecurity intelligence.
The program behaves like a virus: it uses built-in macOS functions to install on victim machines and remain resilient across reboots. Apple has not yet commented on the malware situation.
Earlier, the founder of Telegram, Pavel Durov, informed about the danger of Apple and urged users to switch to Android. According to him, Apple does not provide an opportunity for the free exchange of information.
