Cthulhu Stealer: macOS Malware Stealing Apple User Data

Cthulhu Stealer, a macOS malware virus has been attacking users’ Apple data. Cybersecurity experts have gained new Intel on the mallard that has been targeting Apple macOS hosts.

The malware named Cthulhu Stealer has been said to be able to attack x87_64 as well as Arm architectures. This malware has been offered up as a service model for approximately $500 monthly since 2023.

Cthulhu Stealer: Background on the malware

Cthulhu Stealer has been dubbed as an Aple disk image combining two binaries dependent on the architecture. The malware has been stated to be written in Golang and it pretends to be a real software to trap people.
software such as Adobe GenP and CleanMyMac are among the impersonated proforma.

Steaking the credentials and cryptocurrency wallets from different stores is the main aim of this malware. Cthulhu Stealer has been compared to the likes of Atomic Steaker. Some have even speculated that Cthulhu modified Atomic Stealer’s code.
Users who have launched the unsigned file are asked to type in their passwords. This technique has been termed the osascript-based technique, which has been used by Atomic Stealer, MacStealer and so on.

Despite its nature, Cthulhu is not remarkable and does not stand out in its market. However, users are still cautioned about the type of files they download online.

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