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Hackers abuse Google ads and Claude.ai chats to install Mac malware

An active malvertising campaign abuses Google Ads and public Claude.ai shared chats to trick users into installing macOS malware. Ads displayed for searches such as “Claude mac download” may lead to Anthropic’s genuine claude.ai domain, where a shared chat presents malicious installation instructions.

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Hackers abuse Google ads and Claude.ai chats to install Mac malware

An active malvertising campaign abuses Google Ads and public Claude.ai shared chats to trick users into installing macOS malware. Ads displayed for searches such as “Claude mac download” may lead to Anthropic’s genuine claude.ai domain, where a shared chat presents malicious installation instructions.