'Mainstream malware now regularly affects macOS users' — inside the relentless rise of the AMOS infostealer, one of the most dangerous macOS malware ever developed

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• AMOS relies on users executing malicious terminal commands themselves
• Sophos MDR identified ClickFix-style social engineering in macOS attacks
• Half of macOS stealer reports involved AMOS, but Apple is fighting back

Atomic macOS Stealer, also known as AMOS, is a persistent macOS security threat because it does not need sophisticated zero-day vulnerabilities to compromise Apple devices.