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#7 SecurityWeek general August 14, 2026 at 06:41 UTC

AmnesiaStealer macOS Malware Steals Data, Controls Browser Sessions

By Ionut Arghire

AI Summary

AmnesiaStealer is a newly documented Rust-based macOS infostealer capable of harvesting passwords, macOS Keychain data, Chromium-based browser credentials, and Safari cookies, while also controlling browser sessions. Its use of Rust suggests deliberate evasion of traditional signature-based detection tuned for Objective-C or Swift macOS malware. macOS endpoint defenders should update detection rules to cover Rust-compiled binaries targeting browser and Keychain data stores.

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Relevance score: 75.0/100

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