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

SiliconANGLEAugust 24, 2026en

Cato 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 […] The post Fake Codex installer tricks Mac users into pasting malware, Cato finds appeared first on SiliconANGLE .

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