Cybersecurity researchers have unearthed a new Mac-targeting malware called Shamos that deceives users through fake troubleshooting guides and repair solutions. This information-stealing malware, developed by the cybercriminal organization “COOKIE SPIDER,” represents a variant of the previously known Atomic macOS Stealer (AMOS).
Modus operandi
The malware spreads through ClickFix attacks, which utilize malicious advertisements and counterfeit GitHub repositories to trick victims. Attackers create deceptive websites such as mac-safer[.]com and rescue-mac[.]com that appear to offer legitimate macOS problem-solving assistance. These sites instruct users to copy and paste Terminal commands that supposedly fix common system issues.
However, these commands actually decode Base64-encoded URLs and retrieve malicious Bash scripts from remote servers. The scripts capture user passwords, download the Shamos executable, and use system tools like ‘xattr’ and ‘chmod’ to bypass Apple’s Gatekeeper security feature.
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