Shamos macOS Infostealer: Malvertising Lures, BYOD Gaps, and Sector Expansion
Shamos, a new Atomic macOS Stealer (AMOS) variant attributed to COOKIE SPIDER, is targeting U.S. tech and education sectors via malvertising and fake support sites.
Shamos, a new Atomic macOS Stealer (AMOS) variant attributed to COOKIE SPIDER, is targeting U.S. tech and education sectors via malvertising and fake support sites.
WSUS RCE is live—patch OOB now + watch 8530/8531. Payments fell to 23% in Q3 as crews pivot to insider bribes; Qilin doubles down on ESXi + EDR tamper.
Forecast: 20% chance Cl0p’s leak sites go dark by Apr 22, 2026. Needs a seizure banner or ≥14 days down w/ LE attribution. Cronos showed it’s doable; mirrors make it brutal.
COLDRIVER went from LOSTKEYS to a full “ROBOT” chain and ClickFix tricks—then started poking linked-device flows. We put 75% on a truly new family or access vector within 12 months.
SNMP rootkits on Cisco (CVE-2025-20352) 🎛️, F5 source-code heist + CISA ED 26-01 🚨, and 175 MS CVEs 📅. Pick your poison: harden SNMP or inventory+patch BIG-IP today.