According to U.Today, hackers are distributing counterfeit desktop applications that mimic the ChatGPT and Claude interfaces in order to install cryptocurrency mining malware on users’ machines.
The deceptive apps appear to offer chat‑style interactions similar to the legitimate services but are hosted by threat actors. When downloaded or launched, they covertly run mining code without requiring further user consent.
Cybersecurity researchers at Check Point Research identified the campaign and reported that the malware targets the host system’s CPU resources for mining purposes.
