The Terminal Trap: Apple’s New “Tahoe” Defense Against the Rise of Paste-Based Malware

The report warns of numerous phishing sites that coax users into pasting malicious commands into Windows PowerShell or macOS Terminal, describes Apple’s macOS Tahoe 26.4 Terminal feature that blocks suspicious paste attempts and warns users, and advises caution (including having questionable code reviewed) rather than executing pasted commands. It highlights the social-engineering TTP and a platform-level mitigation without providing incident-specific indicators or active exploitation details.