Apple Mac OS X is immune to ransomware and other malware, right? Wrong — bad guys have somehow broken into the Transmission client and injected the installer with Windows-style ransomware, which is being called KeRanger.

The version of Transmission that was available for download earlier this month — 2.90 — isn’t to be trusted, so make sure you’re running 2.92 or later. Work fast, before it encrypts all your files. In IT Blogwatch, bloggers check their backups. <!– Not to mention: XXXXXXXXXXXX… –>

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