{"slug": "fake-openai-codex-download-tricks-macos-users-into-installing-malware", "title": "Fake OpenAI Codex download tricks macOS users into installing malware", "summary": "Cato Networks uncovered a malware campaign that uses a sponsored search ad and a fake OpenAI Codex download page to trick macOS users into pasting a malicious command into Terminal, a variation of the ClickFix social engineering technique. The attack begins with a sponsored search result for queries like 'codex macos download' and persuades victims to execute the infection step themselves.", "body_md": "A malware campaign using a sponsored search ad and a fake OpenAI Codex download page to trick macOS users into pasting a malicious command into Terminal has been uncovered by Cato Networks. It’s a variation of ClickFix, a popular social engineering technique that persuades victims to execute the infection step themselves rather than opening a malicious file. The attack starts with a sponsored search result for queries such as “codex macos download.” The ad appears … [More ](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/25/fake-openai-codex-download-macos-users/)\n\nThe post [Fake OpenAI Codex download tricks macOS users into installing malware](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/25/fake-openai-codex-download-macos-users/) appeared first on [Help Net Security](https://www.helpnetsecurity.com).", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/fake-openai-codex-download-tricks-macos-users-into-installing-malware", "canonical_source": "https://www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/25/fake-openai-codex-download-macos-users/", "published_at": "2026-08-25 12:40:44+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-08-25 13:15:53.529079+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-products", "ai-tools"], "entities": ["Cato Networks", "OpenAI", "Codex", "macOS", "Terminal", "ClickFix"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/fake-openai-codex-download-tricks-macos-users-into-installing-malware", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/fake-openai-codex-download-tricks-macos-users-into-installing-malware.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/fake-openai-codex-download-tricks-macos-users-into-installing-malware.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/fake-openai-codex-download-tricks-macos-users-into-installing-malware.jsonld"}}