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Alex Blake

Bought a MacBook on Cyber Monday and worried about the Atomic Stealer virus? Here's what you need to know

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There have been a ton of great MacBook deals over the Black Friday and Cyber Monday, and you might have found yourself the happy owner of a brand-new Apple computer. While we don’t mean to burst your bubble, it’s not all rosy in the land of macOS, as a new malware variant has been discovered that explicitly targets Apple users (via Bleeping Computer). Luckily, there are things you can do to protect yourself.

The malware in question is the ominously named Atomic Stealer, which has been doing the rounds for a few months. But what’s new now is the way it’s being distributed.

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