---
title: "More Mac Ransomware Sure to Surface Despite Halt to First Attack"
url: "https://thecybersecurityplace.com/more-mac-ransomware-sure-to-surface-despite-halt-to-first-attack/"
date: "2016-03-08T02:30:44+00:00"
section: "Software"
tags:
  - "Malware"
  - "Ransomware"
  - "Software Security"
source: "eweek.com"
source_url: "http://www.eweek.com/security/more-mac-ransomware-sure-to-surface-despite-halt-to-first-attack.html"
---

# More Mac Ransomware Sure to Surface Despite Halt to First Attack

March 8, 2016 · Reported by eweek.com

> NEWS ANALYSIS: The first known attempt to spread ransomware on Macs was quickly spotted and disabled by security researchers and by Apple, but it won’t be the last.
>
> The first try at creating ransomware for the Macintosh was a bust, according to a spokesperson at Apple who told eWEEK that the company acted to invalidate the developer certificate tied to the malware to protect users from installing it.

[Read the full article at eweek.com](http://www.eweek.com/security/more-mac-ransomware-sure-to-surface-despite-halt-to-first-attack.html)

**Tags:** [Malware](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/malware/) · [Ransomware](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/ransomware/) · [Software Security](https://thecybersecurityplace.com/tag/software-security/)