New Cuckoo macOS malware can take over all Macs and steals your passwords too
Hackers are using a new Mac malware to launch attacks against both newer Macs running Apple Silicon as well as older Intel-based Macs.
As reported by The Hacker News, the malware in question has been dubbed Cuckoo by security researchers at the device management company Kandji. Besides targeting both newer and older Macs, what sets Cuckoo apart is that it behaves like a cross between infostealer malware and spyware.
In a blog post, Kandji’s Adam Kohler and Christopher Lopez explain that they came across a previously undetected malicious Mach-O binary on the malware-tracking site VirusTotal with the name “DumpMedia Spotify Music Converter.” They then looked up the program’s name online and found that it was being distributed from a site called dumpmedia[.]com which offers multiple apps to help users pirate music from streaming services by converting them into MP3 files.
