Mac Overheats to 112°C as Claude Code Finds Cryptominer: 'I Didn't Put It There'

A developer says Claude Code found an XMRig cryptominer using 1,175% CPU on a Mac, but the software's origin and the extent of any compromise remain unknown.

Also reported by 9to5Mac, Macworld, International Business Times, Singapore Edition.

First reported by International Business Times Singapore. This page is a short excerpt; the full text is theirs.