INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Mac users have another potential worry on the security front, with the news that Lazarus, a notorious bunch of hackers from North Korea, has
compromised an Asian cryptocurrency exchange.Kaspersky notes that the victim was infected by a Trojanized cryptocurrency trading app, which
was downloaded from a legitimate-looking website and developer that has either been hacked by Lazarus, or is a clever false operation
entirely set up by the malware-peddling group.As mentioned, the security company then made the discovery that the Fallchill Trojan has been
adapted to also infect macOS machines, and not just Windows PCs as was previously the case
According to Kaspersky, a version targeting Linux users is also in the pipeline, meaning the hackers are looking to spread their
then a software update is triggered which downloads the actual malicious payload.Kaspersky observes that of late Lazarus has been getting
steadily growing interest in macOS from ordinary users, especially in IT companies
Many developers and engineers are switching to using macOS
Apparently, in the chase after advanced users, software developers from supply chains and some high profile targets, threat actors are
download our software from, and exercise a degree of caution even if it appears to be a legitimate company on the face of it.And Mac users
