Claude Code uncovers hidden XMRig miner on developer's Mac
- —XMRig used roughly 1175% CPU, equivalent to about 12 cores
- —CPU temperature hit 112°C, which exposed the miner
- —A LaunchAgent created on August 29 in ~/Library/LaunchAgents/ launched it
- —Claude did not kill the process itself but asked permission and quarantined the files
Why it matters: The case shows AI agents can surface hidden cryptomining, though the infection vector and full scope remain unknown.
Source: BitcoinBázis