
SHub Reaper impersonates Apple, Google, and Microsoft in one MacOS attack chain
A newly disclosed macOS infostealer campaign is exploiting user trust in some of the biggest names in tech to slip past defenses.
Researchers at SentinelOne have detailed a new variant of the SHub malware family, dubbed “Reaper,” that impersonates Apple, Google, and Microsoft at different stages of a single attack chain targeting Mac users. The SHub stealer family, identified two years back, previously used variants relying on fake installers and ClickFix-style social engineering, often prompting victims to paste commands into Terminal.
Reaper changes tactics by moving execution into Apple’s Script Editor, sidestepping the protections Apple recently introduced to curb Terminal-based attacks...