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.
MFA isn’t “done.” It’s now the excuse attackers use on the phone. ☎️😈🔑 Vishing → MFA reset/re-enroll → post-login SaaS data grabs. Plus: selective Notepad++ updater abuse + proxy traffic making IP rep cry.
Our new forecast asks: will ShinyHunters make more in 2H 2026 by selling SaaS access/data than by getting paid? Signals say yes. 🕵️♂️💸☁️
Your new “AI helper” is basically shadow IT with hands 🤖🧨 Untrusted content → model decides → tools execute. That’s the breach loop.
KEV speedrun of the week 🏁: Office CVE-2026-21509 + WinRAR CVE-2025-8088. Patch anyway… then protect sessions 🍪 (Teams QR/callback lures 📱, SSO/SAML token abuse)