A new strain of malware for the Mac has been noted as a hacking group out of China that identifies itself as “Storm Cloud” has released new malware known as GIMMICK. Security firm Volexity discovered the malware after retrieving it from the RAM of a MacBook Pro running macOS Big Sur 11.6. The device became […]
SysJoker Backdoor, a new piece of malware, has been discovered on the Internet, and was discovered in December 2021 by the Intezer team. SysJoker Backdoor can infect macOS, Windows, and Linux machines. It was first dissevered while it was actively attacking a Linux web server of “a leading educational institution.” Based on its Command and […]
The latest Mac malware is in the wild, and the new “OSX.ZuRu” softare appears to spread via infected apps from sponsored search results: The legitimate and the malicious iTerm2 application bundles contain a massive number of files, including several Mach-O binaries. Moreover, the malicious version appears largely benign (as is the case with most applications […]
If you’re a developer using Xcode, you’ll need to be a little more careful for a while. A new backdoor piece of malware that aims to compromise Apple developers’ Macs with a trojanized Xcode project. This malware can record victims’ microphone, camera, keyboard, and also upload/download files. The first in the wild example of the […]
The Silver Sparrow malware is out in the wild. And no one quite seems to know what it does. Over the weekend, news surfaced of a mysterious new pieced of malware called “Silver Sparrow” that had infected 30,000 computers to date. There’s also a version of it built for the new M1-based Macs. To date, […]