New Atomic Stealer malware variant harder to detect in macOS

By news@appleinsider.com (Wesley Hilliard) The Atomic Stealer malware still relies on users installing fake software with a payload hidden in the .dmg file, but it is evolving to get harder to detect.Atomic Stealer infects macOS via illegitimate softwareAtomic Stealer hides in illegitimate software downloads, gets into macOS through user error, and stays hidden using scripts while it steals sensitive data. It’s a relatively new malware identified in 2023, but now it is evolving to be harder to detect.According to Bitdefender, a new variant of Atomic Stealer is showing up in its routine verifications for discovering malware in the wild. It seems this version hasn’t been widely reported since it is found in surprisingly small files of about 1.3 MB. Continue Reading on AppleInsider | Discuss on our Forums

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