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Attackers are using ClickFix social engineering, fake CAPTCHAs, and phony BSODs to convince victims into copying and pasting malicious code. Here's how the attack works.
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In a new malware campaign tracked by cybersecurity firm Securonix, attackers are using ClickFix social engineering, fake CAPTCHAs, and phony BSODs to convince victims into copying and pasting malicious code. Once executed, the code deploys a Russian-linked RAT (remote access trojan) that allows the criminals to remotely take over the PC and deploy additional malware.
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www.zdnet.com

Watch out! This fake Windows BSOD is a trap

Attackers are using ClickFix social engineering, fake CAPTCHAs, and phony BSODs to convince victims into copying and pasting malicious code. Here's how the attack works.
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    Win 11 Pro, Win 10 pro, Win 13.7 Pro Chinese Ver
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    It's a Dell Dude
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    12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-12900 2.40 GHz
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    Father is bored too...
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    64.0 GB of transcendental dimensional RAM
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    NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Ti
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    Fuzzy after a couple drinks
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    2 or 3, depending on if it's a night they're arguing about having a "split personality crisis" because I partitioned the drive.
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    Don't get on my case....man
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    Scotch on the rocks on the weekends.
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    Steel Series Lighted Glow in the dark something or another
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    Currently being stalked by the cat...
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    DSL
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    Yep
Borg 386 said:
www.zdnet.com

Watch out! This fake Windows BSOD is a trap

Attackers are using ClickFix social engineering, fake CAPTCHAs, and phony BSODs to convince victims into copying and pasting malicious code. Here's how the attack works.
www.zdnet.com www.zdnet.com
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Hi Borg 386,

I don't use Booking (or any other travel site), but thanks for the warning. Much appreciated.

Kind regards,

tecknot
 

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  • OS
    Windows 11 Pro 25H2 build 26200.8457
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    Laptop
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    Lenovo ThinkPad Workstation P72
    CPU
    Intel i7 8750H @ 2.2 GHz
    Motherboard
    Lenovo 01YU291
    Memory
    16 GB (all Samsung) DDR4-3200 SODIMM (non-ECC) PCIe 3
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    Intel UHD Graphics 630 & NVIDIA Quadro P600
    Sound Card
    Realtek ALC3286 & Focusrite Saffire 24 Pro DSP
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    17.3"
    Screen Resolution
    3840x2160
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    1TB SSD Samsung 860 EVO SATA 3
    1TB SSD Samsung 970 EVO M.2 NVMe PCIe 3 x 4
    2TB SSD Samsung 990 PRO M.2 NVMe PCIe 3 x 4
    PSU
    230W
    Cooling
    fan
    Keyboard
    UltraNav
    Mouse
    Kensington wireless Orbit
    Internet Speed
    640Mbps
    Browser
    DuckDuckGo and Firefox
    Antivirus
    Defender
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    CM246 Chipset
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