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What is whaling, or whale phishing? Here’s how whaling attacks work

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By Ray Fernandez
| moonlock.com
To define whale phishing we must understand the phases of a whaling attack and how it works. In this case, it starts with a cybercriminal, or a group of them, searching for a target. But it’s not just any target. Criminal whaling groups that are financially motivated will go after a rich target — often executives, CEOs, businessmen, corporate leaders, and so on. In contrast, whaling campaigns that are politically motivated will look for targets that have large public platforms.
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Fake site for the Pearcleaner app is pushing a Mac stealer

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By Ray Fernandez
| moonlock.com
If you recently downloaded the Pearcleaner app on your Mac, there is a chance your computer was breached by a stealer. Pearcleaner is a popular open-source free Mac app that helps users delete apps on their computers. A fake site impersonating it has popped up, and security vendors have still not caught up to the threat. The technique that cybercriminals are using in this campaign is a classic template that’s reused over and over.
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New Gaslight malware uses prompt injection to evade AI analysis

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By Ray Fernandez
| moonlock.com
North Korean hackers have developed a new macOS stealer. If you are unfamiliar with the habits of North Korean hackers targeting Mac users, they have a thing for Web3, crypto, gaming, and Mac developers. They usually target crypto wallets. And they also routinely go after Mac users by posing as fake job recruiters. In this new campaign, attackers have developed a rather fancy new piece of malware.
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