LockBit’s macOS ransomware version is in active development and currently poses no risk to Mac users, but security researchers are concerned about future ransomware threats to the macOS landscape.
The previously undisclosed macOS malware was observed as part of a targeted operation with the end goal of exfiltrating sensitive information from victims.
Apple fixed the macOS vulnerability in a December security update.
A watering-hole attack leveraged a now-patched Apple vulnerability to infect website visitors with novel Mac malware.