Hackers Are Hiding Malware in Signed Productivity Apps: Here’s How to Stay Safe You’ve probably been told to only install software from sources you trust. But what if the software itself carries a valid digital signature? That’s the approach behind a recently spotted malware campaign called TamperedChef. ...
New “TamperedChef” Malware Hides in Fake Productivity Apps—Here’s How to Stay Safe If you’ve ever downloaded a free PDF reader, a Notepad++ alternative, or even a Microsoft Teams installer from a third‑party site, you may have come across something that looks legitimate but isn’t. A recently documented malware campaign, dubbed TamperedChef, is doing exactly that—hiding inside digitally signed copies of popular productivity apps to deliver information stealers and remote access trojans (RATs). ...