XCSSET

Internal ID: osx.xcsset

aliases

Last seen:Mar 17, 2026

Intelligence Profile

Malware family identifying osx.xcsset. Origin and technical characteristics tracked via Malpedia.

Threat Analysis

XCSSET 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.trendmicro.com/trendlabs-security-intelligence/xcsset-mac-malware-infects-xcode-projects-performs-uxss-attack-on-safari-other-browsers-leverages-zero-day-exploits/

→https://documents.trendmicro.com/assets/pdf/XCSSET_Technical_Brief.pdf

→https://objective-see.com/blog/blog_0x5F.html

→https://securelist.com/malware-for-the-new-apple-silicon-platform/101137/

→https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/how-crowdstrike-analyzes-macos-malware-to-optimize-automated-detection-capabilities

→https://www.jamf.com/blog/zero-day-tcc-bypass-discovered-in-xcsset-malware/

→https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/21/d/xcsset-quickly-adapts-to-macos-11-and-m1-based-macs.html

→https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/21/g/updated-xcsset-malware-targets-telegram--other-apps.html

Quick Facts

TypeMalware Family

Aliases1

Also Known As

osx.xcsset

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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