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⚠️ Fake AI downloads are turning into malware traps.

ANYRUN linked 1,258 public sandbox analyses to fake AI campaigns (Apr–Oct 2026).

One fake Claude page copies a command to the clipboard, then tells users to run it in PowerShell to fetch a malicious HTA.

Read → https://thehackernews.com/2026/10/fake-ai-attacks-spread-across-us.html
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