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MacSync Infostealer via ClickFix & Claude Artifact Abuse
Anvilogic uncovered a ClickFix campaign abusing Google Ads and Claude AI artifacts to deliver the MacSync infostealer to over 15,600 macOS users. By combining trusted platforms with base64-encoded shell commands, attackers bypassed traditional defenses. Behavioral detection and LLM-based URL scoring stopped the threat before public indicators emerged.
Notepad++ updater turned delivery vehicle
A Rapid7 investigation reveals an espionage campaign leveraging the Notepad++ updater as a malware delivery mechanism. Attackers deploy update.exe via GUP.exe, stage payloads with NSIS, sideload a malicious DLL, and activate the Chrysalis backdoor. The campaign features encrypted C2 traffic, API hashing, and modular post-exploitation capabilities.
VBS scripts masquerading as legitimate updates
SHADOW#REACTOR is an opportunistic attack chain starting with VBS scripts posing as updates. It escalates to PowerShell execution, pulling payloads disguised as .txt files. Using LOLBins like MSBuild, it maintains stealthy persistence through a cross-language script chain that avoids disk-based binaries and resists static detection.
Makob Ranswomare at it again
Makop ransomware primarily enters through exposed RDP using brute-force tools like NLBrute. Once inside, it disables security via BYOVD techniques, escalates privileges with known Windows LPE flaws, steals credentials using Mimikatz and LaZagne, and increasingly delivers payloads through GuLoader-based staged execution.
Legit tools + simple primitives are weaponized everywhere
Threat actors increasingly weaponize trusted macOS tools such as curl, bash, Script Editor, and Terminal to deliver blind, fileless execution that bypasses Gatekeeper. Social engineering and fake installers drive rapid compromise, exemplified by ClickFix campaigns targeting healthcare, finance, government, telecom, and tech with Atomic Stealer and similar payloads.
Supply chain + dev tooling is also a real macOS vector now
Attackers are increasingly compromising macOS systems by poisoning developer tooling—npm packages, build scripts, and CI/CD pipelines. With 73% of developers using macOS, threat actors exploit postinstall scripts, LaunchAgents, and deceptive dev utilities. Campaigns like AdaptixC2 and Shai-Hulud show the growing scale and impact of macOS supply chain compromise.
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