Security News > 2024 > February > Alert: New Stealthy "RustDoor" Backdoor Targeting Apple macOS Devices
2024-02-10 07:12
Apple macOS users are the target of a new Rust-based backdoor that has been operating under the radar since November 2023.
The backdoor codenamed “RustDoor” by Bitdefender, has been found to impersonate an update for Microsoft Visual Studio and target both Intel and Arm architectures.
The exact initial access pathway used to propagate the implant is currently not known
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