Microsoft retracts its report on Mac ransomware

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https://www.techrepublic.com/article/microsoft-retracts-mac-ransomware-report/

Microsoft published on Jan. 5 — and then redacted on Jan. 6 — a report that detailed four ransomware families hitting macOS devices. When it comes to cybersecurity threats such as ransomware, most systems affected are usually Windows or Linux, so the news made a splash because it was about macOS devices. But Patrick Wardle, founder of the Objective-See Foundation, pointed out on Twitter that the report had no citations and closely aligned with similar reporting done in his book The Art of Mac Malware, published in July 2022.Microsoft took down the article and communicated in a tweet to explain the reason for this removal in a response to Wardle, stopping short of apologizing for the post. While Microsoft has taken down the post, the findings are detailed below.

Microsoft retracts its report on Mac ransomware

A publication from Microsoft that was taken down Jan. 6 warns about four ransomware families affecting macOS devices.

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Shameful.