I do not know sword maker, but he has posted that he is some kind of “IT” consultant working across all platforms. I assume he has what we like to call “a day job”.
That said, as a very long time Apple user, I read the same old FUD in this article. My devices will not get “infected” unless I respond to some dodgy email, and decide to download something deliberately.
If I were so clueless as to try, the apple software would warn me that it was suspicious, and I would have to click on a button to allow the download to go ahead.
I suppose there are some young folk who are impulsive, and would, but most of us users are savvy enough not to do it. We like the protection Apple gives us in the App stores, and the operating systems.
Lots of us would sleep more soundly if our infrastructure was run on Apple’s OS, and not the other one.
But, the Apple bashers are always willing to hope that someone somewhere can succeed in getting in. Only user stupidity can give them the chance, presently.
Forgot my manners! Since I mentioned sword maker, Freeper etiquette is to let him know.
This exploit succeeds only by attacking the weakest link: the gullible human operator. The OS itself cannot be directly penetrated by this exploit.