SECURITYJul 3 · 08:03 UTCTHE HACKER NEWS[email protected] (The Hacker News)

PamStealer Uses Fake Maccy Sites and PAM Checks to Steal Mac Login Passwords

Cybersecurity researchers identified PamStealer, a macOS information stealer distributed via fake Maccy AppleScript files. It uses PAM checks to steal Mac login passwords, discovered by Jamf Threat Labs.

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