While Mac malware tends to be a rather rare occurrence, Ars Technica reports security researchers have discovered two separate, new MacOS viruses that rely on old Windows tricks to get into your laptop and steal your data. One of the attacks, documented by software firm Objective-See, exploits an established Windows technique which hides and executes malicious code using Word document macros. The hack tricks unsuspecting users into opening infected Word documents which subsequently run malicious macros once the file has been loaded. The good thing is that it’s fairly easy to identify infected files prior to opening them. Anytime you open a Word…
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