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Written by Dan Goodin on 2025-01-09 at 18:49

Checkpoint says a developer of a macOS infostealer "stole" a string encryption algorithm that Apple uses in Xprotect. How significant is that? Did this supposed theft require some sort of breach, or is extracting and reusing an algorithm like this something anyone can do?

https://research.checkpoint.com/2025/banshee-macos-stealer-that-stole-code-from-macos-xprotect/

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