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AmnesiaStealer Hijacks Chromium Sessions to Give Attackers Live Browser Control on macOS

The Hacker News Systems Browsers Security

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new macOS-oriented, Rust-based information stealer called AmnesiaStealer that's capable of hijacking Chromium web browsers to steal session data. The multi-stage stealer is spread via a counterfeit GitHub download page titled "Download for macOS" and claims to be from a verified publisher. The page employs a ClickFix-style lure that…

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