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Malware bypassed macOS Gatekeeper by abusing Apple's notarization proccess

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Last updated: 2025/12/23 at 8:23 AM
News Room Published 23 December 2025
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A new variant of the MacSync Stealer uses a code-signed Swift application to get around Apple’s macOS Gatekeeper protections.

The malware gets around Gatekeeper by being a notarized app

Gatekeeper on macOS does a pretty good job at fending off malware and other harmful software that could steal a user’s data. While attackers come up with various techniques to trick the user into bypassing Gatekeeper, a new delivery method simplifies the attack process considerably.

Researchers at Jamf Threat Labs posted about a new variant of MacSync Stealer on Tuesday that uses a different method to attack macOS. A method that manages to take advantage of the notarization system Apple employs.

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