No it doesnt *WISDOM DONKOR (S/N Eng.)* ICANN Fellow / ISOC Member, IGF Member, Diplo Foundation OGP Working Group Member, Africa OD Working Group Member E-government and Open Government Data Platforms Specialist National Information Technology Agency (NITA) Ghana Open Data Initiative (GODI) Post Office Box CT. 2439, Cantonments, Accra, Ghana Tel; +233 20 812881 Email: [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] Skype: wisdom_dk facebook: facebook@wisdom_dk Website: www.nita.gov.gh / www.data.gov.gh www.isoc.gh / www.itag.org.gh On Tue, Mar 8, 2016 at 11:17 AM, Carlos Afonso <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Wisdom, does it affect Linux versions of Transmission? > > [] fraterno > > --c.a. > > On 08-03-16 07:59, Wisdom Donkor wrote: > > Dear All, > > > > A type of malware that locks computer files and demands a fee for their > > release has successfully targeted Apple computers. The security > researchers > > from Palo Alto Networks believe it is the first time ransomware has > > appeared on Macs. > > > > The KeRangers malware was hidden in a version of a BitTorrent client > called > > Transmission. > > The makers of Transmission and Apple say they have taken steps to stop > the > > malware spreading. It is not clear how many people were affected. > > > > Transmission is a program that lets people download and share BitTorrent > > files - often music or movies - with other users' computers. > > > > After being informed of the malware, Apple revoked the developers' > > certificate on the infected software to prevent it from being installed > if > > people downloaded it. > > > > Transmission's developers released a new version of their software and > > added a notice on their website, urging customers to upgrade immediately. > > 'likely outcome' Apple's Mac operating system - Mac OS X - has > > traditionally been considered to be a secure system because it is more > > locked down than the myriad of devices running Windows operating systems. > > While writing malware code for Macs is more difficult because there is > less > > of it around, as the computers become more commonly used criminals are > > working harder to target them, Greg Day, Palo Alto Networks' chief > security > > officer for Europe, the Middle East and Africa told the BBC. > > > > "In all honesty unfortunately this is a likely outcome," he said of his > > team's discovery. > > "There is a simple reality which is criminals will follow us as users of > IT > > to generate ransom. > > "We've seen more Mac threats in the last few years - it's a very good > > reminder that there is no environment which is risk free from cyber > attack." > > > > Cheers > > > > > > *WISDOM DONKOR (S/N Eng.)* > > ICANN Fellow / ISOC Member, IGF Member, Diplo Foundation > > OGP Working Group Member, Africa OD Working Group Member > > E-government and Open Government Data Platforms Specialist > > National Information Technology Agency (NITA) > > CERT Ghana > > Ghana Open Data Initiative (GODI) > > Post Office Box CT. 2439, Cantonments, Accra, Ghana > > Tel; +233 20 812881 > > Email: [log in to unmask] > > [log in to unmask] > > [log in to unmask] > > Skype: wisdom_dk > > facebook: facebook@wisdom_dk > > Website: www.nita.gov.gh / www.data.gov.gh > > www.isoc.gh / www.itag.org.gh > > > > -- > > Carlos A. Afonso > Instituto Nupef - https://nupef.org.br > CGI.br - http://cgi.br > > GPG 0x9EE8F8E3 > >