MALWARE FAMILY

CDDS

Internal ID: osx.cdds

aliases

Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

Google TAG has observed this malware being delivered via watering hole attacks using 0-day exploits, targeting visitors to Hong Kong websites for a media outlet and a prominent pro-democracy labor and political group.

Threat Analysis

CDDS is a malware family tracked by threat intelligence researchers and catalogued in the Malpedia dataset. It represents a distinct malicious software lineage with identifiable code characteristics, behaviors, and victimology.

External References

→https://blog.google/threat-analysis-group/analyzing-watering-hole-campaign-using-macos-exploits/

→https://objective-see.com/blog/blog_0x69.html

→https://www.sentinelone.com/labs/infect-if-needed-a-deeper-dive-into-targeted-backdoor-macos-macma/

→https://www.volexity.com/blog/2024/08/02/stormbamboo-compromises-isp-to-abuse-insecure-software-update-mechanisms/

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family

Aliases1

Also Known As

osx.cdds

Research Links

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Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.

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