In need of a fresh example that cybercriminals are actively looking for ways to monetize infected Mac OS X hosts? Early-stage discussions at several web forums, including a PoC (proof of concept, source code included) Mac OS X blocker as well as potential GUIs for the ransomware, offer an insight into the potential to monetize OS X infected hosts using SMS-based ransomware. Is Mac OS X ransomware just a hype, or a real threat? Let’s take a brief retrospective of known OS X monetization strategies used by cybercriminals, discuss the ransomware threat on the Windows OS, and go through some pretty self-explanatory ...