To be precise, this is the second infection that has made its way to the Apple M1 architecture. This means that the new infection is an advanced one. The new infection also affects Apple’s latest M1 chips. Fake Flash distributors are the major sources of infection on Mac devices.Īlso Read: Google Classroom Offline Mode Coming Soon Silver Sparrow and Apple M1 chips Moreover, researchers don’t know if it spreads through the use of pirated apps, ads or some other sources. The purpose of the malware and what it intends to do is still unclear. As of February 17, it has spread over 157 countries with the majority of users located in the United Kingdom, Canada, France, United States and Germany.Īlso Read: YouTube Android App To Soon Feature 4K Streaming For Devices With Lower Resolutions According to a report by Malwarebytes, Silver Sparrow has infected more than 30,000 machines.ĭiscovered by Red Canary along with Malwarebytes and VMWare Carbon Black. While malware for Windows and Linux are far more common, infections are rare on Mac.
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