New Mac Malware Reported: a Malicious Word Doc and a Fake Software Update

Researchers have found instances of Mac exploits through malicious Microsoft Word documents
 that abuse macros, and fake software updates that download malicious code. While a boobytrap
ped Word document is found to be infecting Mac machines, a first such instance to be reported,
and a fake software update of Adobe Flash Player is also doing the rounds.

Word document-based malware is something that is commonly seen infecting Windows machines
 but has been spotted to infect Macs for the first time in the real-world scenario. Ars Technica
 reports that the attack was spotted in a Word file titled, "U.S. Allies and Rivals Digest Trump's
Victory - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace." Learn  More...