PSA: a malicious published Claude artifact is ranking on Google for Claude Code install queries — it installed a macOS infostealer...
On my Mac: A malicious Claude artifact ranked on Google for Claude Code install queries and installed a macOS infostealer when run. The fake docs page used a legitimate Anthropic domain, so the curl | bash command looked trustworthy. Verify install instructions directly with Anthropic before executing scripts.
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PSA: a malicious published Claude artifact is ranking on Google for Claude Code install queries — it installed a macOS infostealer on my Mac: A malicious Claude artifact ranked on Google for Claude Code install queries and installed a macOS infostealer when run. The fake docs page used a legitimate Anthropic domain, so the curl | bash command looked trustworthy. Verify install instructions directly with Anthropic before executing scripts.