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Fake Codex installer tricks Mac users into pasting malware, Cato finds

Cato Networks Ltd.'s Cato CTRL threat research team reported a macOS attack campaign using a fake OpenAI Codex installer that tricks victims into pasting a malicious command into Terminal, a social engineering technique called ClickFix. The campaign begins with a sponsored Google search result for queries such as 'Codex' and targets Mac users.

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Fake Codex installer tricks Mac users into pasting malware, Cato finds
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By Duncan RileySource:

SiliconANGLECato Networks Ltd.’s Cato CTRL threat research team today detailed a macOS attack campaign built around a fake OpenAI Codex installer. The lure ends with the victim opening Terminal and pasting a command that runs the malware, the social engineering pattern known as ClickFix. It begins with a sponsored Google search result for queries such […]

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