Kaspersky Finds New Malware In Steel App On MacOS

New malware on the MacOS pirated app (photo: Unsplash)

JAKARTA - Kaspersky Lab has discovered a new type of malware, which enters macOS user computers through pirated software and replaces Bitcoin and Exodus wallets with infected versions.

This malware targets macOS versions 13.6 and higher. Where hackers gain access to computer security passwords when users put them in the activation box and when users try to open a crypto wallet compromised by the malware.

The last charge is a backdoor that can run any script with administrator privileges, and replace Exodus and Bitcoin crypto wallet apps installed on machines with infected versions stealing secret recovery phrases as the wallet opens, Kaspersky said, citing Cointelegraph.

Based on observations, Kaspersky researchers say that this type of malware is a very simple, but clever type of malware.

To that end, the global cybersecurity giant warned that a growing malware campaign could be avoided by using trusted websites, continuing to update the computer operating system, and using security solutions in it.