Mac users searching for Claude could be one copied command away from handing attackers a way into their machines. BleepingComputer reports that an active campaign is using Google Ads and Claude’s shared chat feature to target people searching for Claude downloads on Mac. The ads appear to point to Anthropic’s real domain, but the shared chats provide users with fake setup instructions that can install malware if followed. The scam does not need a fake Claude website when it can make the official Claude page carry the bad instructions. Why the Claude scam looks safe at first The attack starts with a familiar habit, searching for software. A Mac user looking for Claude may see a Google-sponsored result, click through, and land on a page connected to the real Claude website. The shared chat reads like a helpful guide, walking the user through steps they might expect when installing a developer tool. Security engineer Berk Albayrak first flagged one of the malicious Claude shared chats.…