'ChillyHell' backdoor hid in notarized Mac apps for four years

AppleInsider
Sep 10, 2025, 8:17 am321 pts
Jamf researchers have detailed a Mac backdoor called ChillyHell that passed Apple's notarization checks in 2021 and went unnoticed until very recently. New malware found on Macs Jamf Threat Labs revealed the findings in September 2025 after analyzing a sample uploaded to VirusTotal in May. The malware had…

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