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.
Most downtime and spend stemmed from OAuth/SaaS abuse and edge appliances—not catastrophic zero-days. Here’s what drove real operating impact and the fastest ways to shrink it.
Chrome 0-day in the wild + Windows priv-esc getting abused + OT VNC still exposed like it’s 2009. 😬🔥
Zero-days get the headlines. Stolen tokens + OAuth consent abuse get the invoices. 🧾🔑😈 2025 pain = AiTM/device-code phishing + token replay + KEV-speed edge fires.
BRICKSTORM intel just landed: PRC actors camping in vCenter/ESXi + Windows. 🧱🕵️♂️ F5 source-code drama raises the long-run 0-day odds, but the calendar + attribution lag are savage. Our final call: 11% UNC5221 gets publicly tied to a new 0-day before Dec 31. 🎯