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PamStealer Uses Fake Maccy Sites and PAM Checks to Steal Mac Login Passwords

Jamf says the Rust-based PamStealer targets Apple Silicon Macs, steals browser, wallet, Keychain, and clipboard data, and persists.

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Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new macOS information stealer called PamStealer that employs a series of clever tricks to infect systems and siphon sensitive data. The stealer, discovered by Jamf Threat Labs, is distributed as a compiled AppleScript (.scpt) file impersonating Maccy, a legitimate open-source clipboard manager.

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