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

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• Crooks used Google Sites and stolen Google Ads accounts to push fake OpenAI Codex pages
• macOS users tricked into pasting Terminal commands, leading to AMOS infostealer infection
• Campaign abuses Google’s trust signals; Windows download button was a decoy, only Mac payload worked

Cybercriminals were seen abusing Google Sites, the Google ad network, and OpenAI’s good name, in a campaign that targets macOS users with infostealers.