New warning for millions of Apple users issued.
Update, Jan. 11, 2025: This story, originally published Jan. 10, now includes comments from a number of security experts about the new Banshee Stealer threat to Apple macOS users.
Although Windows users are historically more likely to be targeted by cyber attackers, and when it comes to Apple most of the security-related stories we read tend to involve the iPhone one way or another, new research suggests that 100 million macOS users are firmly in the crosshairs as cybercriminals look to exploit the growing popularity of the operating system. Here’s what you need to know about the newly discovered Banshee Stealer threat variant.