Pierluigi Paganini
July 14, 2026
New macOS infostealer CrashStealer uses a signed app to bypass Gatekeeper, steals credentials and wallets, then AES-encrypts stolen data. Jamf Threat Labs first spotted CrashStealer in early May 2026 as a suspicious macOS sample uploaded to VirusTotal. By early July, in-the-wild detections confirmed the malware had moved from development into active deployment. The malware is […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 20, 2022
Microsoft disclosed technical details of a vulnerability in Apple macOS that could be exploited by an attacker to bypass Gatekeeper. Microsoft has disclosed details of a now-fixed security vulnerability dubbed Achilles (CVE-2022-42821, CVSS score: 5.5) in Apple macOS that could be exploited by threat actors to bypass the Gatekeeper security feature. The Apple Gatekeeper is designed to protect […]
Pierluigi Paganini
December 26, 2021
Apple recently addressed fixed a flaw in the macOS that could be potentially exploited by an attacker to bypass Gatekeeper security feature. Apple recently addressed a vulnerability in the macOS operating system, tracked as CVE-2021-30853, that could be potentially exploited by an attacker to bypass the Gatekeeper security feature and run arbitrary code. The vulnerability […]
Pierluigi Paganini
May 31, 2019
A security researcher demonstrated how to bypass the Apple macOS Gatekeeper by leveraging trust in network shares. The Italian security researcher Filippo Cavallarin demonstrated how to bypass the macOS Gatekeeper by leveraging trust in network shares. The Apple Gatekeeper is designed to protect OS X users by performing a number of checks before allowing an App to run. […]
