Specialists of the Israeli software development company Guardz have discovered Guardz Uncovers A New Threat Targeting macOS – ‘ShadowVault’ / Guardz a virus called ShadowVault that can steal confidential information from computers running macOS.
Working in the background, malware imperceptibly copies passwords, cookies, bank card data, e-wallets, browser extensions and other valuable information. In addition, it steals Telegram accounts.
It is noted that the virus does not pose a threat to data in Safari. But it is able to attack users of all other browsers, and also has access to Apple's Keychain function, used in macOS and iOS to save usernames and passwords.
ShadowVault is distributed on the darknet on a paid basis and costs $ 500, which is much cheaper than similar programs, security experts say. For an additional fee, malware creators are ready to provide an assembly signed by the Apple developer.
