Published Oct 29, 2026, 11:20 AM ET · Updated 15 days ago · 1 source
Fake ChatGPT and Claude Apps Abuse Signed Executables to Deploy Crypto Miners
The Hacker News
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Threat actors are delivering malicious loaders and cryptocurrency miners under the guise of artificial intelligence (AI) desktop applications for Anthropic Claude and OpenAI ChatGPT as part of a campaign dubbed Yoba. The activity involves creating fake GitHub projects that claim to be desktop applications like GPT-5.6 Sol, GPT-6 Astra, and Claude Opus, only to deliver a malware family called