New MacOS Malware Spies on HTTPS Traffic
Malware Research team at CheckPoint have discovered a new piece of fully-undetectable Mac malware, which according to them, affects all versions of Mac OS X, has zero detections on VirusTotal and is “signed with a valid developer certificate (authenticated by Apple).”
The malware, DOK, is being distributed through email phishing campaigns. It has been designed to gain administrative privileges and install a new root certificate on the system in order to intercept and gain complete access to communication.
Apple responded by revoking the legitimate developer certificate used by the hackers behind DOK.
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