c/technology@lemmy.world · beep@piefed.world · 15 Sep 2026 21:18

PasteSwitch: The official HBO Max verified Reddit account got hacked for 48 hours to push 108 ClickFix ads tricking Mac and Windows users into hacking themselves.

ADAMnetworks PasteSwitch Clickfix Operation Compromises HBO on Reddit A compromised HBO Max Reddit account led to PasteSwitch, a cross-platform ClickFix operation spanning macOS & Windows loaders and deceptive TLS.

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cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1402896/pasteswitch-the-official-hbo-max-verified-reddit-account-got-hacked-for-48-hours-to-push

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@homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world · 15 Sep 2026

What’s “reddit”?

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@BrickEater@lemmy.world · 16 Sep 2026

What about Linux users

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- @FauxLiving@lemmy.world · 16 Sep 2026
  
  We tricked ourselves into hacking ourselves.
  
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- @NotSteve_@lemmy.ca · 16 Sep 2026
  
  The one ad contains a curl install method but its for a Mac app (Alfred). I guess if you ran the command it could possibly have infected you as well on Linux
  
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