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Stoked to announce 'Objective by the Sea' v8.0! ...the world's only dedicated 🍏-security conference! #OBTS v8.0: 📍 Ibiza, Spain 🗓️ Oct. 12–17, 2025 🔗 objectivebythesea.org/v8/index.html Hope to see you all there! ☀️🌴 #OBTS
Heck yeah, you've got @dillon_franke 's Mach talk. Also, @patrickwardle and "Dylib Hijacking on macOS: Dead or Alive?" I was literally just telling someone the other day how I thought it was basically dead on modern macOS. I might have to update my opinion. :)
A phenomenal day of talks at @objective_see’s Objective for the We v3.0 in London 🇬🇧 #OFTW
⚠️New Research: Clickfix on macOS - AppleScript Stealer via Terminal Prompts A new phishing campaign is using Clickfix to bypass downloads and trick users into running base64 -d | bash in Terminal. The AppleScript payload grabs browser data, crypto wallets, and cookies, then…
After a lot of hard work we're finally ready for #OFTW v3 to kick off tomorrow in London! 🇬🇧 "Objective for the We" is a free 2-day event for students, packed with trainings, talks, and panels on intro Apple security topics 👩🏻🏫 Huge mahalo to @KandjiOfficial for supporting it 🙏🏽


I'm stoked to speak at #OBTS v8.0 about catching Mac malware with ML with my amazing teammate Nazar Grycshuk🕵️♂️ Big love to @patrickwardle and @objective_see for the awesome event. Hyped for epic macOS/iOS researchers🩷 Thanks @MacPaw and @moonlock_com for backing this adventure💜
📢 Just dropped: the full #OBTS v8 talk lineup! objectivebythesea.org/v8/talks.html And for the first time we'll have 3 full days of presentations! 🤩 Congrats to the selected speakers and mahalo to all who submitted. With ~100 submissions, selecting the final talks was a daunting task! 😫
My dream came true! My submission for #OBTS has been accepted! I’ll be talking about the internals of XProtect Remediator, including its detection logic and the DSL implemented using Swift result builders. To be honest, there are many veteran researchers on the list, so I’m…
📢 Just dropped: the full #OBTS v8 talk lineup! objectivebythesea.org/v8/talks.html And for the first time we'll have 3 full days of presentations! 🤩 Congrats to the selected speakers and mahalo to all who submitted. With ~100 submissions, selecting the final talks was a daunting task! 😫
🔥 Very happy to be presenting at #OBTS with @x71n3 - alongside some of the best in our industry.
📢 Just dropped: the full #OBTS v8 talk lineup! objectivebythesea.org/v8/talks.html And for the first time we'll have 3 full days of presentations! 🤩 Congrats to the selected speakers and mahalo to all who submitted. With ~100 submissions, selecting the final talks was a daunting task! 😫
I am honored and could not be more excited to present again this year at #OBTS 🌴☀️. So many incredible talks and amazing researchers. It's gonna be awesome! Shoutout to @patrickwardle and @objective_see who work hard to put on the best conference out there. Can't wait to see…
📢 Just dropped: the full #OBTS v8 talk lineup! objectivebythesea.org/v8/talks.html And for the first time we'll have 3 full days of presentations! 🤩 Congrats to the selected speakers and mahalo to all who submitted. With ~100 submissions, selecting the final talks was a daunting task! 😫
im so pumped to be talking through some fun north korean malware with @stuartjash at #OBTS v8 🤠 it's truly a goated lineup and i'm very humbled to be speaking along side so many sick researchers (also dw i will be dressed up in a blues clues onesie for the talk)
📢 Just dropped: the full #OBTS v8 talk lineup! objectivebythesea.org/v8/talks.html And for the first time we'll have 3 full days of presentations! 🤩 Congrats to the selected speakers and mahalo to all who submitted. With ~100 submissions, selecting the final talks was a daunting task! 😫
Stoked @fleetctl (fleetdm.com) has joined our "Friends of Objective-See" as a Platinum-tier supporter! 💎 Their supports ensures our: 🛠️ open-source tools 📚 free #TAOMM book(s) 🤗 community-driven #OBTS & #OFTW conferences ...will all continue to thrive and grow!
⏳ Just one week left to submit your talk to #OBTS v8 objectivebythesea.org/v8/cfp.html (CFP closes June 30th). We’ve expanded to 3 days of talks this year, making room for even more cutting-edge research + first-time speakers. So submit your Apple security-themed proposal today!
Not only is @HuntressLabs a generous supporter of our Foundation, they also consistently publish top-notch research on emerging macOS threats 🤩 Their latest (by @birchb0y & @stuartjash): "Feeling Blue(Noroff): Inside a Sophisticated DPRK Web3 Intrusion": huntress.com/blog/inside-bl…
Stoked to be hosting an introductory macOS malware analysis workshop at the "Malware Village" at @defcon! 👨🏻🏫🍏🐛👾 #defcon33 Space is limited, so if you're interested (and want some free books too!), apply via the @MalwareVillage form: forms.gle/Ruy7FyCe8fcHdh…
Patrick Wardle (@patrickwardle) will be hosting the workshop “An Intro to Mac Malware Analysis” at #MalwareVillage @DEFCON 33! 📣 This workshop is a hands-on introduction to tools and techniques for analyzing malware on Apple’s desktop OS. 🍎 Sign-up: forms.gle/bNC21pHZZsXZM3…
Trainings for #OBTS v8 are already starting to sell out! So if you're planning to take a training, now's the time to grab your spot ⏳ View & sign up: objectivebythesea.org/v8/trainings.h…
Registration for our special #macOS/#iOS #security #Training @objective_see's by the sea has closed, and we've sent out emails. You've been BCCed, so please check your spam folder. We request your RSVPs, so please let us know. We've overbooked and have a waitlist, as well.
4/5: We also spotted libConfigurer64.dylib, a library previously flagged by @patrickwardle and described on the @objective_see blog: objective-see.org/blog/blog_0x79…
New from @lorenzofb, confirmation that the advanced cross-platform cyberespionage backdoor 'Careto' was (as long suspected?) run by Spain 🇪🇸👀 Read: "Mysterious hacking group Careto was run by the Spanish government": techcrunch.com/2025/05/23/mys…
In 2016 I took a look at the macOS variant ...which you can find in @objective_see's public macOS malware repository: github.com/Objective-see/… #SharingIsCaring
Fantastic opportunity for students to kickstart their macOS security knowledge & career cc @AbertayHackers @AbertayCyber @enusec @siginthq @LeedsEHS @BSidesLondon @BSidesScot @Hack_Glasgow @Steel_Con
Stoked to announce #OFTW v3.0 🥳 This *free* student-centric event provides 🍏 trainings & talks! 📍 London 🗓️ July 24-25th Note: Due to limited space you must apply to attend ℹ️More info/apply: objective-see.org/oftw/v3.html Mahalo to @KandjiOfficial for supporting this event!