It takes a very specific series of steps and even then it cannot affect every Mac app, but researchers have found a way to bypass Apple’s macOS security and run malware.
There is a way to get malware onto your Mac, although it’s not very likely. Background skull and crossbones image by stg_max_gts
There is a way to get malware onto your Mac, although it’s not very likely. Background skull and crossbones image by stg_max_gts
If they don’t already come installed on the Mac, macOS apps are either downloaded from the Mac App Store, or from developers’ websites. Whichever it is, macOS has security measures to prevent bad actors running malware on Macs, but researchers say they have found a way around this.
Researchers Talal Haj Bakry and Tommy Mysk also say in a blog post that they reported their findings, but Apple is unconcerned. Apple has good reason, but it is still a potential weakness that the researchers believe could be readily fixed.