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Mac malware likely helped pull off the record $6.3B Binance hack

9to5Mac Security Bite is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Making Apple devices work-ready and enterprise-safe is all we do. Our unique integrated approach to management and security combines state-of-the-art Apple-specific security solutions for fully automated Hardening & Compliance, Next Generation EDR, AI-powered Zero Trust, and exclusive Privilege Management with the most powerful and modern Apple MDM on the market. The result is a totally automated Apple Unified Platform currently trusted by over 45,000 organizations to make millions of Apple devices work-ready with no effort and at an affordable cost. Request your EXTENDED TRIAL today and understand why Mosyle is everything you need to work with Apple. This week, Christopher Lopez (@L0Psec) returns to the Security Bite Podcast. Chris is a longtime macOS security researcher and reverse engineer, and was last on the show to break down the rise of ClickFix. In this episode, we dig into the new details surrounding the record $6.3 billion Binance hack, from a malicious Homebrew clone to a fake job interview that led attackers inside an engineer’s Mac. Links Follow Chris on X and LinkedIn Follow Arin on X and LinkedIn Binance initial findings blog post Subscribe to the show Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music Pocket Casts RSS Feed Security Bite is 9to5Mac’s weekly deep dive into the world of Apple security. Each week, Arin Waichulis unpacks new threats, privacy concerns, vulnerabilities, and more, shaping an ecosystem of over 2 billion devices. Every other week on the Security Bite Podcast, he sits down with experts in the field to break down the most pressing topics.

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9to5Mac Security Bite is exclusively brought to you by Mosyle, the only Apple Unified Platform. Making Apple devices work-ready and enterprise-safe is all we do. Our unique integrated approach to management and security combines state-of-the-art Apple-specific security solutions for fully automated Hardening & Compliance, Next Generation EDR, AI-powered Zero Trust, and exclusive Privilege Management with the most powerful and modern Apple MDM on the market. The result is a totally automated Apple Unified Platform currently trusted by over 45,000 organizations to make millions of Apple devices work-ready with no effort and at an affordable cost. Request your EXTENDED TRIAL today and understand why Mosyle is everything you need to work with Apple.


This week, Christopher Lopez (@L0Psec) returns to the Security Bite Podcast. Chris is a longtime macOS security researcher and reverse engineer, and was last on the show to break down the rise of ClickFix. In this episode, we dig into the new details surrounding the record $6.3 billion Binance hack, from a malicious Homebrew clone to a fake job interview that led attackers inside an engineer’s Mac.

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Security Bite is 9to5Mac’s weekly deep dive into the world of Apple security. Each week, Arin Waichulis unpacks new threats, privacy concerns, vulnerabilities, and more, shaping an ecosystem of over 2 billion devices. Every other week on the Security Bite Podcast, he sits down with experts in the field to break down the most pressing topics.

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