Apple Takes Step to Prevent Further Spread of 'Silver Sparrow' Malware on Macs

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By Joe RossignolFeb 22, 2021, 9:13 am133 pts
Over the weekend, we reported on the second known piece of malware compiled to run natively on M1 Macs. Given the name "Silver Sparrow," the malicious package is said to leverage the macOS Installer JavaScript API to execute suspicious commands. After observing the malware for over a week, however, security…

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