New ClickFix attack variants have been observed where threat actors trick users with a realistic-looking Windows Update ...

Social engineering attacks are probably still among the most used ways to actually infect a computer or steal someone's data.

ClickFix is a social engineering ploy that uses tactics like fake error messages, CAPTCHA forms, and command prompts to ...

ClickFix has become hugely successful as it relies on a simple yet effective method, which is to entice a user into infecting ...

Huntress threat researchers are tracking a ClickFix campaign that includes a variant of the scheme in which the malicious code is hidden in the fake image of a Windows Update and, if inadvertently ...

The first step defenders should take is to stop the ability of this malware to run, says the report. “The most effective way to mitigate ClickFix is by disabling the Windows Run box,” says Huntress, ...

The fake update screen then instructs the user to press “CTRL + V”—the paste function—and then press enter. If a victim falls for the trick, they’ll unknowingly run a command, causing their Windows PC ...

Researchers say the campaign has been active since at least early October and is still very much ongoing, with multiple look-alike domains hosting the fake update screen.

A cybersecurity vendor has spotted sites impersonating Pornhub and xHamster displaying the fake Windows update screens to ...

Hackers have taken a familiar social engineering trick to a whole new level, luring users in with update and hiding payload ...

Don't miss out on our latest stories. Add PCMag as a preferred source on Google. A new attack is mimicking a Windows update to try and trick users into executing malicious commands, likely to install ...