New Phishing Attack Promises Claude Max, but Steals Your Google Credentials Instead
Tech > Services & Software > AI New Phishing Attack Promises Claude Max, but Steals Your Google Credentials Instead Malwarebytes reports that the scam, which appears as a website offer from Anthropic, is not as easy to detect as most. Malwarebytes The offer is for access to about $200 worth of Anthropic’s Claude Max service. But the real price could be giving scammers access to everything in your Google accounts.
- ▪Tech > Services & Software > AI New Phishing Attack Promises Claude Max, but Steals Your Google Credentials Instead Malwarebytes reports that the scam, which appears as a website offer from Anthropic, is not as easy to detect as most.
- ▪Malwarebytes The offer is for access to about $200 worth of Anthropic’s Claude Max service.
- ▪But the real price could be giving scammers access to everything in your Google accounts.
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Tech > Services & Software > AI New Phishing Attack Promises Claude Max, but Steals Your Google Credentials Instead Malwarebytes reports that the scam, which appears as a website offer from Anthropic, is not as easy to detect as most. Omar Gallaga Omar Gallaga has covered technology, digital culture and other topics for outlets including CNET, NPR, WIRED, Texas Monthly, MSNBC, Consumer Reports, The Washington Post, the Los Angeles Times, The Atlantic and the Austin American-Statesman, where he was a longtime tech reporter, editor and podcaster.… Read full bio Omar Gallaga Read full bio September 23, 2026, 10:03 am ET 2 min read A website the claims to be giving away 10,000 instances of Claude Max from Anthropic is a phishing scheme designed to steal Google credentials.
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