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

Unfortunate victims are then told to press Ctrl+V, which pastes a malicious code into the Run prompt automatically copied to ...

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

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, ...

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

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

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 ...

A new ClickFix variant ratchets up the psychological pressure to 100 and addresses some technical mitigations to classic ClickFix attacks.

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.

Researchers have discovered a new series of ClickFix attacks in which cybercriminals use a convincing fake Windows Update ...