Fake Claude site installs malware that gives attackers access to your computer

Researchers found a ClickFix campaign that uses fake Claude setup guides to trick Mac users into infecting themselves.

A fake version for the Claude AI website offers a malicious Claude-Pro Relay download that pushes a previously undocumented backdoor for Windows named Beagle. [...]

Attackers are abusing Google Ads and legitimate Claude.ai shared chats in an active malvertising campaign. Users searching for "Claude mac download" may come across sponsored

A malvertising campaign on the Bing search service is pushing a fake Claude desktop app installer hosted on a legitimate Claude.ai domain to deliver the SectopRAT malware. [...]

Anthropic is warning some Claude users that infostealer malware on their PCs has stolen active Claude login sessions, allowing attackers to access accounts and consume their

Anthropic says multiple threat groups, including the financially motivated and state-sponsored espionage groups linked to Russia and China, tried to abuse its Claude AI model for

A security researcher claims Claude Desktop installed spyware on his Mac. We examine the findings.

A convincing offer of a free Claude Max subscription uses a fake browser window to steal Google login information.