ZDNet

Mac malware uses 'ancient' code to target biomedical facilities

A strain of malware which targets Mac machines has been spotted in the wild, and while new, makes use of antiquated code to target biomedical facilities. This week, researchers from Malwarebytes said ...
Wired

Malware Has a New Way to Hide on Your Mac

Malware on Apple's MacBook and iMac lines is more prevalent than some users realize; it can even hide in Apple's curated Mac App Store. But the relatively strong defenses of macOS make it challenging ...
TechCrunch

New malware pulls its instructions from code hidden in memes posted to Twitter

Security researchers said they’ve found a new kind of malware that takes its instructions from code hidden in memes posted to Twitter. The malware itself is relatively underwhelming: like most ...
SecurityWeek

GhostPoster Firefox Extensions Hide Malware in Icons

Tens of thousands of users have installed GhostPoster Firefox extensions, which rely on steganography to hide malware in ...

Malware bypassed macOS Gatekeeper by abusing Apple's notarization proccess

A new variant of the MacSync Stealer uses a code-signed Swift application to get around Apple's macOS Gatekeeper protections.
ZDNet

Hackers are selling legitimate code-signing certificates to evade malware detection

Security researchers have found that hackers are using code-signing certificates more to make it easier to bypass security appliances and infect their victims. New research by Recorded Future's Insikt ...
The Verge

‘Agent Smith’ malware has replaced Android apps’ code on 25 million devices

Posts from this topic will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is The Verge’s executive editor. He has covered tech, policy, and online creators for over a decade. A newly ...
Threat Post

PoS Malware ‘TreasureHunter’ Source Code Leaked

The leak of point-of-sale malware source code is a double-edge sword to researchers who view it as boon to research, but a headache when it comes to inspiring future variants and attacks. Source code ...
Bleeping Computer

Vault 7: CIA Borrowed Code from Public Malware

Documents included in yesterday's WikiLeaks Vault 7 dump reveal the CIA used code from public malware samples to advance its technical capabilities. A special operational group existed in the CIA ...
Threat Post

Carbanak Source Code Unveils a Startlingly Complex Malware

The malware is behind billions in banking and credit-card losses. A look under the hood of FIN7’s notorious Carbanak backdoor – the result of nearly 500 total hours of analysis across 100,000 lines of ...
Krebs on Security

This Service Helps Malware Authors Fix Flaws in their Code

Almost daily now there is news about flaws in commercial software that lead to computers getting hacked and seeded with malware. But the reality is most malicious software also has its share of ...