A woman shared the "Clickfix" scheme that tried to infect her computer in a viral social-media post.
Crypto criminals are refining social engineering tactics to bypass traditional security tools, using fake venture capital outreach to deploy a technique known as ClickFix.
Crypto hackers are expanding their ClickFix attacks using fake VC firms and a hijacked Chrome extension to steal wallet data and credentials.
A compromised Chrome extension with 7,000 users was updated to deploy malware, strip security headers, and steal cryptocurrency wallet seed phrases.
The ClickFix attack technique has gotten so popular that even state-sponsored threat actors are using it, research from Proofpoint claims, having observed at least three groups leveraging the method ...
A Chrome extension named "QuickLens - Search Screen with Google Lens" has been removed from the Chrome Web Store after it was ...
Techsperts are warning users about a sneaky new calendar scam, in which cybercrooks have figured out a sneaky way to blast iPhones and iPads with bogus alerts in order to hack their personal info.
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ClickFix attack employs fake Windows security udpates. Updated November 27 with another Windows update warning, along with threat intelligence from the Acronis Threat Research Unit regarding the use ...
Threat actors are now abusing DNS queries as part of ClickFix social engineering attacks to deliver malware, making this the first known use of DNS as a channel in these campaigns. ClickFix attacks ...
Microsoft researchers found a ClickFix campaign that uses the nslookup tool to have users infect their own system with a Remote Access Trojan.
Amid a surge in crypto scams, hackers use the 'ClickFix' technique to pose as venture capitalists and compromise browser extensions ...