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No “Apple magic” as 11% of macOS detections last year came from malware

ID: c48c26f8-7679-5d5f-8b01-758789d747e3

STIX ID: report--c48c26f8-7679-5d5f-8b01-758789d747e3

Feed Name: Malwarebytes Blog

Threat Score
65/100

Date Published: 2024-03-05

Date Updated: 2026-04-28

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Malwarebytes reports increased macOS-targeting activity in 2023: Atomic Stealer (AMOS) was distributed to Mac users via malvertising and the ClearFake fake browser-update chain (including fake Safari updates) to steal passwords, browser data, cookies, files, and cryptocurrency, while the LockBit ransomware group was observed developing a Mac variant; the article reviews these tactics and urges use of Malwarebytes Premium for protection.

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