CrashStealer macOS Malware Uses Notarized Dropper to Pass Gatekeeper Checks

2026-07-14T01:24:13Zfab0497ab389eb5b1c258795a9dbac2dd7cab589131ea2d722a83259cf9d2b98
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What happened

A wave of high-impact supply-chain, zero-day, and targeted attacks was reported: a new macOS info‑stealer named CrashStealer uses a notarized C++ dropper to bypass Gatekeeper; popular browser extension ModHeader was pulled after a dormant history‑collector was found; multiple npm/ GitHub package compromises (jscrambler, Injective Labs SDK) dropped infostealers and wallet‑key stealers; CISA added two maximum‑severity Joomla extension flaws (including CVE-2026-48939) reportedly exploited as zero‑days; a critical stored‑XSS in Zimbra Classic Web Client could lead to arbitrary code execution; an “

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