"Apple's Automated Notarization Process Mistakenly Approved Mac Malware"

Security researchers Patrick Wardle and Peter Dantini discovered that Apple's macOS app notarization process inadvertently approved Mac malware disguised as a Flash player. The notarization would result in the circumvention of Apple's built-in Gatekeeper security function. According to the researchers, the malware's approved code has been used by the Shlayer adware, which is capable of intercepting web traffic, replacing ads with its own, and more. Apple has now revoked the malware's notarization. This article continues to discuss the failure of Apple's notarization process to detect a piece of Mac malware and the potential approval of new malicious payloads as malware continues to change.

Apple Insider reports "Apple's Automated Notarization Process Mistakenly Approved Mac Malware"