"Macs Are Getting Compromised to Act as Proxy Exit Nodes"

AdLoad malware has been targeting macOS systems for over five years. It is now delivering a new payload that, unbeknown to the owners, enlisted their systems in a residential proxy botnet. Many devices are infected, according to threat intelligence researchers from AT&T Alien Labs, who analyzed over 150 samples of malware they discovered in the wild. They have identified more than 10,000 IPs reaching out to the proxy servers each week that could be proxy exit nodes. It is unknown if all of these systems have been infected or if they are offering their systems voluntarily as proxies, but this could be indicative of a larger global infection. This article continues to discuss findings regarding the AdLoad malware.

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