New Malware Mimics Visual Studio Update to Attack macOS users. Backdoor written in Rust discovered with 3 variants. Distributes as FAT binaries for Intel and ARM architectures. Dates back to November 2023. Core functionalities of samples listed. Variants contain embedded plist files and Apple Scripts for data exfiltration. Oldest variant lacks Apple script and configurations. Bitdefender publishes comprehensive report on backdoor with variants, samples, source code, and more. Indicators of Compromise listed. Cybersecurity hashtags: #malware #VisualStudio #macOS #backdoor #cybersecurity.
https://cybersecuritynews.com/malware-visual-studio-macos/
GenAINews.top / Herjan Security
npub1k7…436zj
2024-02-13 00:22:19
Author Public Key
npub1k7kxqar86wqd5w2kzqn6t0gq4yqwnxjkqx03yldkr7r28jzza7mqk436zjPublished at
2024-02-13 00:22:19Event JSON
{
"id": "3a00322d195cc7d9e46782674f8a78be059cb7bb063d2c366868ba9468f6352f",
"pubkey": "b7ac607467d380da39561027a5bd00a900e99a56019f127db61f86a3c842efb6",
"created_at": 1707780139,
"kind": 1,
"tags": [],
"content": "New Malware Mimics Visual Studio Update to Attack macOS users. Backdoor written in Rust discovered with 3 variants. Distributes as FAT binaries for Intel and ARM architectures. Dates back to November 2023. Core functionalities of samples listed. Variants contain embedded plist files and Apple Scripts for data exfiltration. Oldest variant lacks Apple script and configurations. Bitdefender publishes comprehensive report on backdoor with variants, samples, source code, and more. Indicators of Compromise listed. Cybersecurity hashtags: #malware #VisualStudio #macOS #backdoor #cybersecurity. \n https://cybersecuritynews.com/malware-visual-studio-macos/",
"sig": "f51e5f3466299c7ec90586fe0dd1f5299ba2812ebbcf4af1a387d6bfd41a4bfaab38493b8e90cafa242383671dc95b893b1914778ce9d7291c7efc1ba6886f13"
}