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Cybersecurity researchers from Intego have discovered new variants of the dreaded Cuckoomalwarethat targets macOS users.

For those unfamiliar with the name, Cuckoo is an infostealer targeting Mac devices running both onIntelandARMsilicon.

Illustration of a laptop with a magnifying glass exposing a beetle on-screen

Apparently, Cuckoo was looking for hardware information, currently running processes, and installed applications.

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