Terminal
New macOS ClickFix attack silently mounts DMGs to push infostealer
A new macOS ClickFix campaign is using Terminal commands to silently download, mount, and launch info-stealing malware from malicious disk image (DMG) files. The campaign is infecting Mac devices with the Atomic macOS Stealer (AMOS) infostealer, which steals browser credentials, cryptocurrency wallet data, Keychain data, messaging app information, and user documents. Researchers at Palo Alto […]
Hands on with Intelligent Terminal, an AI-powered Windows Terminal
Microsoft has created an open-source fork of Windows Terminal called “Intelligent Terminal,” and it allows you to use AI directly inside Terminal without interfering with the regular session. Microsoft describes the Intelligent Terminal as a built-in assistant that can help you explain errors, draft commands, and fix problems without leaving the terminal. First, the agent […]
Apple adds macOS Terminal warning to block ClickFix attacks
Apple has introduced a security feature in macOS Tahoe 26.4 that blocks pasting and executing potentially harmful commands in Terminal and alerts users to possible risks. The new mechanism appears to be aimed primarily at blocking ClickFix attacks and has been reported by macOS users since the release candidate version of the operating system. Apple didn’t specifically […]
New tool blocks imposter attacks disguised as safe commands
A new open-source and cross-platform tool called Tirith can detect homoglyph attacks over command-line environments by analyzing URLs in typed commands and stopping their execution. Available on GitHub and also as an npm package, the tool works by hooking into the user’s shell (zsh, bash, fish, PowerShell) and inspecting every command the user pastes for execution. The idea […]