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Title: VeryMal Mac Attack Hides Data Within a Picture
Post by: HCK on January 30, 2019, 04:05:10 pm
VeryMal Mac Attack Hides Data Within a Picture

A recent malware distribution campaign dubbed "VeryMal" leverages an ancient technique called steganography—the hiding of secret information in plain sight—to distribute Mac malware. The VeryMal campaign was caught distributing OSX/Shlayer, which was originally discovered by Intego researchers one year ago. OSX/Shlayer malware still masquerades as a fake Flash Player. What makes this malware campaign unique? […]

Source: VeryMal Mac Attack Hides Data Within a Picture (https://www.intego.com/mac-security-blog/verymal-mac-attack-hides-data-within-a-picture/)