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Technology
Anthony Spadafora

Dangerous new CrashStealer Mac impersonates Apple's own tools — and bypasses Gatekeeper — to steal your passwords and more

MacBook Pro 16-inch 2021 sitting on a patio table.

Even with one of the best MacBooks, you can never be too careful when downloading new apps. Case in point: a new malicious Mac app is posing as a legitimate Apple tool to steal passwords, keychain data and more from vulnerable systems.

As reported by BleepingComputer, the app in question serves as a means to infect vulnerable Apple computers with a new Mac info-stealer. While security researchers at Jamf first observed it back in May when it was still in development, this malware is now being actively used by cybercriminals in their attacks.

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