Security Bite: Trojan malware dominates Mac, now half of all detections, says Jamf Arin Waichulis | Apr 6 2026 - 7:55 am PT | Apr 6 2026 - 7:55 am PT 9to5Mac Security Bite is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform . …
… The security feature was bundled into the public release of macOS Tahoe 26.4 to further disrupt ClickFix attacks, which are now the leading delivery mechanism for malware on Mac. However, it now appears malware authors are already deploying workarounds. …
… Links Jamf’s full Security 360 report Security Bite column: Trojan malware dominates Mac Read more in the Security Bite column Follow Arin on X and LinkedIn Apple Podcasts Spotify Overcast Pocket Casts RSS Feed Check out 9to5Mac on YouTube for more Apple news: Author Arin Waichulis arinwaichulis Ar… …
… Indicators of Compromise For Mac admins looking to add these threats to their security tools, Mosyle has shared the following SHA256 hashes: ShadeStager: 7e8003bee92832b695feb7ae86967e13a859bdac4638fa76586b9202df3d0156 Phoenix Worm: 54ef0c8d7e167053b711853057e3680d94a2130e922cf3c717adf7974888cad2 F… …
… In this episode, I break down what I think is the most significant finding from Jamf’s latest Security 360 report: trojan malware now accounting for over 50% of all Mac malware detections. …
macOS 26.4 has new Terminal popup warning when pasting commands Ryan Christoffel | Mar 25 2026 - 11:06 am PT | Mar 25 2026 - 11:06 am PT macOS Tahoe 26.4 arrived this week , and users have discovered that it comes with a new Terminal security popup when you first try to paste in commands. macOS 26.… …
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Security Bite Podcast: Why ClickFix is now the top way Macs get infected Arin Waichulis | May 11 2026 - 3:00 am PT | May 11 2026 - 3:00 am PT 9to5Mac Security Bite is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform . …
… That’s due to a security breach involving two OpenAI employee devices … The reason is a bit involved, but stems from a security issue involving open-source code used by the company. …
… Access to GPT-5.4-Cyber is limited to “the highest tier” of “users willing to work with OpenAI to authenticate themselves as cybersecurity defenders.” Trusted Access for Cyber is required for using GPT-5.4-Cyber OpenAI says this is because GPT-5.4-Cyber is “purposely fine-tuned for additional cyber… …
