{"id":518893,"date":"2026-06-26T04:33:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-26T04:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/518893\/"},"modified":"2026-06-26T04:33:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-26T04:33:10","slug":"north-korean-hackers-deploy-new-macos-malware-that-tricks-ai-security-tools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/518893\/","title":{"rendered":"North Korean hackers deploy new macOS malware that tricks AI security tools"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\tNorth Korean hackers deploy new macOS malware that tricks AI security tools\t<\/p>\n<p>Data-stealing malware uses novel techniques to undermine automated analysis workflows used by cybersecurity teams<\/p>\n<p class=\"author-date\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nknews.org\/pro\/content_author\/shreyas-reddy\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Shreyas Reddy<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\tJune 26, 2026\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img width=\"935\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/North-Koreans-using-computers_Oct-2016_zoomed-1-935x500.png\" class=\"img-fluid w-100 wp-post-image\" alt=\"North Korean hackers deploy new macOS malware that tricks AI security tools\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"  \/>\t<\/p>\n<p>North Koreans using computers at Pyongyang&#8217;s Sci-Tech Complex | Image: NK Pro (Oct. 2016)<\/p>\n<p>North Korean-linked cybercriminals are using a newly identified malware family targeting Apple computers, which combines traditional data-stealing capabilities with a novel attempt to manipulate security tools powered by artificial intelligence (AI), according to cybersecurity researchers.<\/p>\n<p>In a report published Tuesday, U.S. cybersecurity firm SentinelLabs outlined the workings of the\u00a0 \u201cmacOS.Gaslight\u201d malware, which is designed to infiltrate macOS devices, steal sensitive information and provide remote access to operators.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>SentinelLabs assessed with \u201chigh confidence\u201d that the malware is linked to DPRK-aligned activity targeting macOS users, noting that Apple\u2019s built-in XProtect security system flags the<\/p>\n<p>\u00a9 Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved.<br \/>No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for<br \/>\n\t\t\tcommercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk<br \/>\n\t\t\tGroup.\n\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"North Korean hackers deploy new macOS malware that tricks AI security tools Data-stealing malware uses novel techniques to&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":518894,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[73448,61,60,80],"class_list":["post-518893","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-cyber","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/518893","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=518893"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/518893\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/518894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=518893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=518893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=518893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}