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#8 The Hacker News general May 28, 2026 at 07:54 UTC

JINX-0164 Targets Cryptocurrency Firms with Fake Recruiter Lures and macOS Malware

By [email protected] (The Hacker News)

AI Summary

A previously undocumented threat actor tracked as JINX-0164 is targeting cryptocurrency firms using fake recruiter social engineering and bespoke macOS malware aimed at stealing digital assets and compromising CI/CD infrastructure. Wiz researchers identified the campaign's focus on cryptocurrency organizations' build pipelines as particularly high-risk, as CI/CD compromise can enable broad downstream supply chain attacks. The use of custom macOS malware signals a technically mature actor with targeted objectives.

Relevance score: 72.0/100

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