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MacOS Malware Strain Hides Under Apple's Encryption to Steal Your Money | 'Banshee' info-stealing malware uses Apple's XProtect string encryption to steal crypto. This may have let the malware slip by some antivirus programs, according to new research.


'Banshee' info-stealing malware uses Apple's XProtect string encryption to steal crypto. This may have let the malware slip by some antivirus programs, according to new research.

A new version of the info-stealing malware known as "Banshee" has been targeting browser credentials, cryptocurrency wallets, passwords, and other data belonging to macOS users for at least the past four months, according to new research shared this week. It'll target your Coinbase, Ronin, Slope, TON, MetaMask, and a slew of other crypto wallet extensions if you have them. Prior to joining PCMag, I was a producer and reporter at Decrypt and launched its gaming vertical, GG.

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