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> Attackers hijack HBO Max’s Reddit account for 48-hour malvertising blitz

[SOURCE] Help Net Security [AUTHOR: Sinisa Markovic] [DATE: 15/09/2026 10:10] [LANGUAGE: EN]
Attackers compromised the verified official HBO Max Reddit account, u/hbomax, and used its trusted advertising status to launch a ClickFix campaign targeting macOS and Windows devices with information-stealing malware. Screenshot of the fraudulent ad (Source: Alex Cutts) ClickFix has been rising in popularity among cybercriminals. It’s a social engineering technique that cons victims into running malicious commands on their own machine, usually by pretending the commands are needed to fix a problem or perform routine … More → The post Attackers hijack HBO Max’s Reddit account for 48-hour malvertising blitz appeared first on Help Net Security.
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