The rising threat of social engineering through fake fixes

Description

ClickFix is an emerging social engineering tactic that manipulates users into executing malicious actions under the guise of troubleshooting or system maintenance. Attackers present fake error messages, CAPTCHA verifications, or system prompts to convince users to take actions that compromise their devices, often by manually copying and pasting malicious commands into the command line. This method bypasses modern security solutions by tricking users into executing commands themselves. Recent campaigns like OBSCURE#BAT and Storm-1865 have targeted various industries and regions. The attack vector has been observed in Field Effect's telemetry, with attempts to deploy AsyncRAT and other malware. Mitigation strategies include restricting command line use, deploying advanced threat detection solutions, enhancing email and web filtering, training users, and maintaining up-to-date security measures.