New macOS malware steals sensitive info, including a user's entire Keychain database
MacStealer could be an infamous stealer in the making, but right now, it needs improvement, according to Malwarebytes expert.
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MacStealer could be an infamous stealer in the making, but right now, it needs improvement, according to Malwarebytes expert.
Your anti-malware software may not work if you upgraded to the new operating system. But Apple says a fix is on the way.
While the data for the entire year has not been fully analyzed, the trend seems likely to continue, says Thomas Reed, director of Mac and mobile for Malwarebytes. "On Windows, we have all sorts of exploits that happen—it is a much more common thing on the Windows side to, say, visit a website and suddenly your machine is infected," he says. "That really does not happen on the Mac OS." Apple has typically benefited from its minority marketshare among desktop and laptop systems as well as a more tightly controlled ecosystem. Binaries typically must come from either the Apple App Store or a re...