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HBO Max’s verified Reddit account hijacked to spread malware

medmalwarebytes_blogPublished 2026-09-15

<p class="wp-block-paragraph"><a href="https://www.hudsonrock.com/blog/hbo-max-ads-on-a-compromised-reddit-account-exposed-a-massive-pasteswitch-clickfix-operation" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Researchers at Hudson Rock</a> found that cybercriminals hijacked HBO Max’s verified Reddit account and used it to run 108 malicious ads over roughly 48 hours.</p>

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Original source: https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2026/09/hbo-maxs-verified-reddit-account-hijacked-to-spread-malware