All Huntress Blog Posts

All Huntress Blog Posts

All things cybersecurity engaging and accessible - so you can stay ahead of hackers and boost your cybersecurity savviness.

Author: Stuart Ashenbrenner
Threat Research
The Fake Download That Steals Everything: How Deceptive Installers Are Targeting macOS Users
The Fake Download That Steals Everything: How Deceptive Installers Are Targeting macOS Users

Deceptive installers disguised as legit macOS software deliver infostealers that grab passwords, cookies, and crypto wallets. Learn how to detect them.

AMOS Stealer Exploits AI Trust: Malware Delivered Through ChatGPT and Grok
AMOS Stealer Exploits AI Trust: Malware Delivered Through ChatGPT and Grok

An AMOS infostealer alert looked routine until Huntress ruled out every known delivery vector. What they found instead: malware being delivered through ChatGPT and Grok themselves.

Feeling Blue(Noroff): Inside a Sophisticated DPRK Web3 Intrusion
Feeling Blue(Noroff): Inside a Sophisticated DPRK Web3 Intrusion

A partner reported a potentially malicious Zoom extension. What Huntress found was a full DPRK BlueNoroff intrusion targeting a Web3 company that was weeks in the making and deeply sophisticated.

LightSpy Malware Variant Targeting macOS
LightSpy Malware Variant Targeting macOS

BlackBerry said the new LightSpy upload was an iOS implant. Huntress researchers disagreed — what they found was an unreported macOS variant. Here's the full analysis of what it actually does.

Ask the Mac Guy: macOS Security Myths
Ask the Mac Guy: macOS Security Myths

Mac security myths are everywhere, from "Macs don't get malware" to "we have more Windows devices so it's not worth protecting." The Huntress Mac Guy breaks down the ones he hears most.

August 22, 2023
dmXProtect: Stop, Drop, Shut Malware Down Before It Opens Up Shop
dmXProtect: Stop, Drop, Shut Malware Down Before It Opens Up Shop

A DMX-inspired deep dive into macOS security: what dmXProtect is, how macOS malware actually runs, and what it takes to stop it before it sets up shop.

June 28, 2023
Insistence on Persistence
Insistence on Persistence

As Macs grow in the enterprise, Huntress built its macOS agent to match Windows-level threat hunting. Here's what persistence looks like on macOS and what Huntress set out to find.

January 10, 2023