THREATOPS
THREAT OPSThreat News › AmnesiaStealer Hijacks Chromium Sessions to Give Attackers Live Browser Control on macOS

AmnesiaStealer Hijacks Chromium Sessions to Give Attackers Live Browser Control on macOS

lowthehackernewsPublished 2026-08-13

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new macOS-oriented, Rust-based information stealer called AmnesiaStealer that's capable of hijacking Chromium web browsers to steal session data.

The multi-stage stealer is spread via a counterfeit GitHub download page titled "Download for macOS" and claims to be from a verified publisher. The page employs a ClickFix-style lure that

Original source: https://thehackernews.com/2026/08/amnesiastealer-hijacks-chromium.html