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The ClickFix Deception

John HammondThreat Intel

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A familiar browser prompt can be a pretty convincing disguise. ClickFix attacks use fake verification pages to manipulate people into running malicious commands themselves. The interesting part is how an ordinary-looking interaction can turn into code execution on a local machine. Full video: https://youtu.be/oJHOlNTH7lY?si=Oo1Cqr1PdgP4GhBc

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