1,000% Increase in Dark Web Threat Actors Targeting MacOS

Accenture Cyber Threat Intelligence (ACTI) has observed a significant increase in the past five years, in dark web threat-actors targeting macOS.

Historically, dark web cyber criminals have focused their efforts on Windows. Previous macOS-related activity has been limited in scope owing to the comparatively smaller role played by macOS in enterprise infrastructure globally and the more advanced and niche skills required to target the Apple operating system. Yet, in 2022 and the first half of 2023, macOS-targeting activity has intensified.