25-08-2026 14:35 via techradar.com

Some Mac users think they're installing OpenAI Codex, but it's actually a malware that can steal passwords in seconds

Crooks used Google Sites and stolen Google Ads accounts to push fake OpenAI Codex pagesmacOS users tricked into pasting Terminal commands, leading to AMOS infostealer infectionCampaign abuses Google’s trust signals; Windows download button was a decoy, only Mac payload workedCybercriminals were seen abusing Google Sites, the Google ad network, and OpenAI’s good name, in a campaign that targets macOS users with infostealers.According to security researchers CATO CTRL, the crooks used
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