Credit: Raghav Sethi/MakeUseOf Published May 4, 2026, 2:46 PM EDT Sara Heritage is a tech and gaming journalist, who's currently making her way up to Master Ball rank in Pokemon Champions. Bylines in IGN, GAMINGbible, The Gamer and more. You can usually find her tinkering with tech, or restoring old consoles, always with one of her 3 cats nearby. Come and talk with her over on Twitter @SHeritageJourno. Sign in to your MakeUseOf account Summary A fake Google ad for 'Homebrew' leads to a cloned site; pasting Terminal code installs MacSync infostealer. MacSync can bypass Apple defenses and steal Keychain passwords, session cookies, and crypto wallets. Avoid top ads, never paste unknown Terminal commands, use a password manager, and change passwords if compromised. ​A malicious Google ad campaign is targeting users of a popular free, open-source software package manager for macOS and Linux that simplifies installing, updating, and managing command-line tools.…