Bad Apple Alert: North Korean Hackers’ New Malware Targets Mac Users and Cryptocurrency Enthusiasts

BlueNorOff’s back in the orchard, folks! This time, they’re armed with ObjCShellz, a new macOS malware. Who’s the apple of their eye? Cryptocurrency enthusiasts. This North Korean-backed group’s rotten to the core, creating remote shells on compromised devices and sowing seeds of chaos. BlueNorOff macOS Malware Attacks: a new kind of worm in your apple!

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Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the Apple orchard, the North Korean-backed BlueNorOff group comes along with a new type of malware for macOS. This bad apple, dubbed ObjCShellz, is all set to open some rather unfriendly shells on compromised devices. And guess who's in the crosshairs? You guessed it, cryptocurrency enthusiasts! It seems like BlueNorOff has developed a taste for digital gold and is using some pretty crafty tricks to get its hands on it.

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