In brief
- Based Apparel, linked to FBI Director Kash Patel, went dark after being flagged for pushing “ClickFix” wallet-draining malware.
- The infostealer targeted macOS users, tricking them into running terminal commands to steal session tokens and crypto.
- The incident marks the second time Patel has faced crypto-related shenanigans, following a previous data leak.
An apparel store linked to FBI Director Kash Patel appeared to go offline on Friday after onlookers warned that Based Apparel’s website pushed wallet-draining malware.
Until the website apparently went dark, macOS visitors were being prompted to install “ClickFix” malware by copying and pasting a command into their system’s terminal—which put session tokens, browser…
