Named after its use of the Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) interface to validate stolen login passwords, the malware was identified by security firm Jamf and represents a significant evolution in macOS threat tradecraft.
The Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto identified Greek journalist and former politician Stelios Kouloglou as the victim, marking the first time a member of the European Parliament’s PEGA committee has been publicly identified as a spyware target.
Sony’s last remaining disc manufacturing plant, located in Thalgau, Austria, is being repurposed to produce optical microlenses, as the company phases out physical media production.