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AmnesiaStealer: macOS Malware Leveraging Fake GitHub Lures for Live Browser Hijacking
AmnesiaStealer is a sophisticated Rust-based infostealer targeting macOS users via "ClickFix" social engineering on counterfeit GitHub repositories. The malware utilizes a multi-stage execution flow to exfiltrate macOS Keychain data, saved passwords, and browser cookies from Safari and Chromium-based browsers. Critically, it leverages the Chrome DevTools Protocol (CDP) to grant remote operators live, real-time control over active browser sessions, allowing attackers to bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA) and facilitate immediate account takeover by manipulating the victim's authenticated browser instance.