A new macOS backdoor has been discovered.
Per antivirus company Trend Micro, a new macOS backdoor has been located. The backdoor is said to be linked to OceanLotus, also known as “APT32”, which is a hacking group that started being active in 2017. The group has launched attacks against human rights organizations, media organizations, research institutes, and maritime construction firms.
Trend Micro identified this backdoor as “OSX_OCEANLOTUS.D”. It targets Mac that have the Perl programming language installed. It was first found in a malicious Word document, and it most likely spread through email.