# HBO Max's verified Reddit account hijacked to spread malware

DevFeed: [HBO Max's verified Reddit account hijacked to spread malware](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/hbo-max-s-verified-reddit-account-hijacked-to-spread-malware-26612.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2026/09/hbo-maxs-verified-reddit-account-hijacked-to-spread-malware>)

Author: Pieter Arntz

Published: 2026-09-15T11:51:03Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [Malwarebytes](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/malwarebytes.md>)

Topics: [Malware](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/malware.md>), [ClickFix](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/clickfix.md>), [Reddit](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/reddit.md>), [Social engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/social-engineering.md>), [passwords](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/passwords.md>), [Cryptocurrency](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cryptocurrency.md>), [macOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/macos.md>), [Windows](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/windows.md>)

Tags: [clickfix](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/clickfix.md>), [cryptocurrency](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cryptocurrency.md>), [hbo-max](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hbo-max.md>), [macos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/macos.md>), [malware](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/malware.md>), [news](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/news.md>), [passwords](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/passwords.md>), [pasteswitch](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/pasteswitch.md>), [powershell](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/powershell.md>), [reddit](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/reddit.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [social-engineering](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/social-engineering.md>), [terminal](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/terminal.md>), [windows](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/windows.md>)

## AI overview

Cybercriminals hijacked HBO Max's verified Reddit account and used it to run 108 malicious ads over about 48 hours. The ads promoted fake software and used ClickFix-style instructions to distribute infostealers and cryptocurrency clipboard hijackers to macOS and Windows users.

## Source excerpt

Cybercriminals used HBO Max's verified Reddit account to run 108 malicious ads that tricked people into installing information stealers.