Hackers Target Apple’s Mac Users With New Malware Hidden in Popular Apps

Hackers Target Apple’s Mac Users With New Malware Hidden in Popular Apps

A new variant of macOS malware known as ZuRu is targeting Apple users by embedding malicious code and a hacking tool into popular utilities used for remote connections and server management, cybersecurity researchers have warned. First discovered in 2021, ZuRu has evolved over time and can now infect more apps and in new ways, cybersecurity firm SentinelOne said in a July 10 alert. Notably, the latest strain only works on Macs running the Sonoma…

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macOS Malware Surge Signals New Infostealer Arms Race

Once dismissed as a niche threat, macOS infostealers are becoming a core pillar of the cybercrime economy—and a growing liability for enterprises still treating Apple environments as second-class citizens.Long relegated to the cybersecurity sidelines, macOS has officially entered the crosshairs of information-stealing malware—and it’s doing so at full throttle. Once dominated by Windows-based payloads, the infostealer market is undergoing a quie…

Infostealers Targeting macOS Users in Active Campaigns to Steal Sensitive Data

MacOS infostealers are becoming a powerful and underappreciated method of data exfiltration in a world where Windows-centric threats predominate. They act as predecessors to ransomware deployments and significant breaches. These malware variants, often distributed via Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) models, meticulously harvest sensitive host data, including installed applications, browser-stored credentials, session cookies, and autofill details. T…

Malware attacks on PCs increasing, says Dell

Musa Masungwini, senior system engineer for data protection solutions at Dell Technologies South Africa, urges the market to upgrade PCs in order to upgrade security.

Updated AMOS malware gains persistent backdoor

Updated AMOS malware gains persistent backdoor Infosecurity Magazine reports that Atomic macOS Stealer, or AMOS, malware has once again been updated to include a backdoor enabling persistence, arbitrary command execution…