17 February 2021, 8:53 pm EST By Apple M1 Malware Discovered Running Natively: Evolved Malware Originally Written for Intel x86 Chips ( Screenshot From Pexels Official Website )
There is now malware that was specifically tailored in order to run on the Apple M1 chip indicating that the said malware authors have reportedly started adapting the malicious software for Apple s new gen of Macs with the Apple silicon.
First Apple M1 malware found
Mac securities researcher known as Patrick Wardle, has recently published a report that was cited by Wired explaining in intricate detail just how the malware became adapted and recompiled for it to run natively on the Apple M1 chip. Wardle has just discovered the first ever known native M1 malware in the form of a particular Safari adware extension.