Security News > 2023 > November > Atomic Stealer Distributes Malware to Macs Through False Browser Downloads

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Anti-malware software provider Malwarebytes has described a new variant of Atomic Stealer, which is malware targeting Apple users.

The new malware variant, distributed through the fake browser update delivery mechanism ClearFake, advertises itself as updates for Apple's Safari browser and Google's Chrome browser.

Atomic Stealer was first advertised as a malware delivery option for threat actors in April 2023.

Malwarebytes found in September 2023 that Atomic Stealer was targeting Mac users through fake software updates advertised on Google searches.

While Atomic Stealer had been targeting Mac users for some time, ClearFake was historically used only against Windows machines.

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