Mac hacked via web

Posted by Maxim Weinstein Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:09:00 GMT

According to the Mac Observer, a MacBook Air was compromised via what sounds like a drive-by download style attack in a hacking competition:

On the first day of the event, contestants unsuccessfully attempted to remotely hack into the Mac, a Windows PC, and a Linux PC. On the second day, however, Mr. Miller was able to gain control over the MacBook Air in only two minutes by directing a contest organizer to visit a specially crafted Web site with the laptop.

Although the exploit code is not “in the wild” as the security industry likes to say, this still sends the message that the Mac is not immune to such attacks, even if Windows is the more commonly-exploited platform.