Fake Claude AI Site Sparks Windows Backdoor Crisis via Google Ads

A counterfeit Claude AI site uses Google Ads to push the Beagle Windows backdoor, giving attackers stealthy remote access to victims' machines.

Key takeaways

• Fake Claude AI Website Distributes Beagle Windows Backdoor via Google Ads
• A counterfeit Claude AI site is pushing the Beagle Windows backdoor through Google’s own sponsored search results, weaponizing trust in both Anthropic’s brand and Goog...
• The installer poses as a legitimate Claude interface enhancement, but in reality, it slips the Beagle RAT (remote access trojan) onto Windows machines. Victims get no ...
• Security researchers first spotted the campaign this week after analyzing suspicious traffic from a user who’d installed the fake relay. The malicious site climbed Goo...

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