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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago

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.

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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.

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Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago

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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.

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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  We tricked ourselves into hacking ourselves.
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