Fake Homebrew installers promoted through Google search ads

published 2026-11-04

An attacker buys top search results for a fake Homebrew installer, so a user downloading Homebrew via Google runs attacker code on their Mac. That gives full control of the machine and access to its secrets.

Source: @rms80 on X

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