[BobSimons]

Have Macs been getting hacked this way often?

Apple gets Pwned and abused every year at this competition.

[SengirV]

And in the wild?

I know, I know. Apple is the worst at responding to security risks. Some potential exploits have knowingly been left open for months. Apple will have to learn to be more responsive to such shortcomings. Until then, they have to live with live exploits growing exponentially for a while. From 0.0001% to 0.001% even.

[BobSimons]

If you Own a Mac you now know
what its like to be the Gay, Vocal
and otherwise irritating 5% of Society

[jacquej]

Can this so-called hack be used without “user permission”?

You know, do I have to type in my password for it to work? To the best of my knowledge, all of the previous hacks required the user to type in his/her password after downloading something from an unknown site.

Most of us Mac users do not go to those sites, and you know what I mean, I think.