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Banshee Stealer malware haunts browser extensions on macOS

Security researchers have discovered a new malware for macOS, which can be used to attack over 100 browser extensions that may be installed on the target Mac.

Browser window showing Apple Insider website, with URL bar, tabs, and a dropdown menu listing several browser extensions including 1Password, Adobe Acrobat, Grammarly, Honey, iCloud Passwords, and LastPass.
Web browser extensions are the target of Banshee Stealer on macOS

Apple tries hard to make macOS and its other operating systems as secure as possible. While it does what it can to protect us from threats involving third-party malware, browser extensions are always a weak point.

Explained by Elastic Security Labs on Thursday, a malware dubbed Banshee Stealer doesn’t directly attack macOS itself, but rather third-party software installed on it, reports Hacker News. This includes a wide range of browsers, including Chrome, Firefox, Brave, Edge, Vivaldi, Opera, and others.

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