Claude Code AI detects cryptominer on Mac during temperature monitor build
A Reddit user running the handle UntilHEX asked Claude Code AI to create a Mac temperature monitoring application. While checking sensor accuracy, the AI reported finding xmrig cryptomining software consuming approximately 1,175% CPU across roughly 12 cores, driving the processor to 112°C. The AI added an unprompted statement denying responsibility for installing the miner. The incident was…
Key points
- Claude Code found xmrig using 1175% CPU on a Mac during a temperature monitor project
- The AI added an unprompted denial that it installed the cryptominer
- Redditors debated whether the denial was a training artifact or suspicious behavior
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Claude Code AI finds a cryptominer on a Mac; says it didn’t put it there
9to5mac.com · 25 October 2026
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