More than being a bad PR item for one of the Macs major selling points, this highlights Apple's decreased focus on their standard computing platform. Had this attack occurred on IOS it would have been dealt with swiftly and probably never would have seen the light of day.
It should be interesting to see how and if Apple PR try to tackle this.
"As CNET blogger Topher Kessler explains, simply visiting a malicious Web site containing Flashback on an OS X system with Java installed will result in one of two installation routes."
Read More: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1009_3-57409619-83/more-than-600000-macs-infected-with-flashback-botnet/
Original Source: http://news.drweb.com/show/?i=2341
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