{"slug": "fake-claude-install-guide-delivers-six-stage-macos-stealer-and-rat-huntress", "title": "Fake Claude Install Guide Delivers Six-Stage macOS Stealer and RAT, Huntress Finds", "summary": "Security researchers at Huntress have reverse-engineered a previously undocumented macOS malware family, dubbed MacSync, after tracing an intrusion back to a malicious advertisement masquerading as installation instructions for Anthropic's Claude AI assistant. The infection began when a victim searched Google for guidance on installing Claude on a Mac and clicked a sponsored ad, leading to a six-stage stealer and remote access trojan (RAT).", "body_md": "Security researchers at Huntress have reverse-engineered a previously undocumented macOS malware family, dubbed MacSync, after tracing an intrusion back to a malicious advertisement masquerading as installation instructions for Anthropic’s Claude AI assistant. According to Huntress, the infection began when a victim searched Google for guidance on installing Claude on a Mac and clicked a sponsored […]\n\nThe post [Fake Claude Install Guide Delivers Six-Stage macOS Stealer and RAT, Huntress Finds](https://www.itsecurityguru.org/2026/07/30/fake-claude-install-guide-delivers-six-stage-macos-stealer-and-rat-huntress-finds/) appeared first on [IT Security Guru](https://www.itsecurityguru.org).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/fake-claude-install-guide-delivers-six-stage-macos-stealer-and-rat-huntress", "canonical_source": "https://www.itsecurityguru.org/2026/07/30/fake-claude-install-guide-delivers-six-stage-macos-stealer-and-rat-huntress-finds/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fake-claude-install-guide-delivers-six-stage-macos-stealer-and-rat-huntress-finds", "published_at": "2026-07-30 10:47:15+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-30 11:02:38.739667+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-products", "ai-safety"], "entities": ["Huntress", "MacSync", "Anthropic", "Claude"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/fake-claude-install-guide-delivers-six-stage-macos-stealer-and-rat-huntress", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/fake-claude-install-guide-delivers-six-stage-macos-stealer-and-rat-huntress.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/fake-claude-install-guide-delivers-six-stage-macos-stealer-and-rat-huntress.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/fake-claude-install-guide-delivers-six-stage-macos-stealer-and-rat-huntress.jsonld"}}