MALWARE FAMILY
Silver Sparrow
Internal ID: osx.silver_sparrow
1
aliases
Last seen:Mar 17, 2026
Intelligence Profile
According to Red Canary, Silver Sparrow is an activity cluster that includes a binary compiled to run on Apple’s new M1 chips but has been distributed without payload so far.
Threat Analysis
Silver Sparrow 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
Quick Facts
TypeMalware Family
Aliases1
Also Known As
osx.silver_sparrow
Research Links
Data sourced from Malpedia, Ransomware.live, RansomLook, and CTIWATCH OSINT collection. Actor attribution is based on available intelligence and may be incomplete.