SecuriTricks - clickfix

Phishing campaign impersonates Booking.com, delivers a suite of credential-stealing malware

A phishing campaign targeting organizations in the hospitality industry has been identified, impersonating Booking.com and using the ClickFix social engineering technique to deliver multiple credential-stealing malware. The campaign, tracked as Storm-1865, targets individuals likely to work with Bo…

xworm

phishing

Published: April 13, 2025

Downloadable IOCs: 0

Proactive ClickFix Threat Hunting with Hunt.io

ClickFix is a browser-based delivery technique that uses deceptive prompts and clipboard hijacking to trick users into executing malicious commands. Cybercriminals and advanced actors employ this method to deploy malware, primarily information stealers. The technique involves luring users with fake…

browser-based attacks

2025-04-04

clipboard hijacking

Published: April 4, 2025

Downloadable IOCs: 0

From Contagious to ClickFake Interview: Lazarus leveraging the ClickFix tactic

Lazarus, a North Korean state-sponsored threat actor, has launched a new campaign called ClickFake Interview targeting cryptocurrency job seekers. This campaign, an evolution of the previously documented Contagious Interview, uses fake job interview websites to deploy the GolangGhost backdoor on Wi…

Published: April 1, 2025

Downloadable IOCs: 86

TURNING AID INTO ATTACK: EXPLOITATION OF PAKISTAN’S YOUTH LAPTOP SCHEME TO TARGET INDIA

A Pakistan-based APT group, assessed with medium confidence as APT36, who created a fake IndiaPost website to target and infect both Windows and Android users.

Published: March 27, 2025

Downloadable IOCs: 5

The rising threat of social engineering through fake fixes

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…

Published: March 21, 2025

Downloadable IOCs: 4

Booking a Threat: Inside LummaStealer's Fake reCAPTCHA

A new malicious campaign targeting booking websites has been discovered, utilizing LummaStealer, an info-stealer operating under a Malware-as-a-Service model. The attack employs fake CAPTCHAs to trick users into executing malicious PowerShell commands. Initially targeting the Philippines, the campa…

indirect control flow

Published: March 4, 2025

Downloadable IOCs: 12

Havoc: SharePoint with Microsoft Graph API turns into FUD C2

A phishing campaign combines ClickFix and multi-stage malware to deploy a modified Havoc Demon Agent. The attack starts with an HTML attachment using ClickFix to deceive users into executing malicious PowerShell commands. The malware stages are hidden behind SharePoint sites, and a modified Havoc D…

Published: March 3, 2025

Downloadable IOCs: 5

Fake CAPTCHA Lures Victims: Lumma Stealer Abuses Clipboard and PowerShell

A new malware campaign using fake CAPTCHA pages to deliver Lumma Stealer has been identified. The attack leverages ClickFix, a deceptive tactic involving phishing and fake reCAPTCHA pages impersonating Cloudflare verification. The infection chain begins with a fake CAPTCHA page tricking victims int…

Published: February 25, 2025

Downloadable IOCs: 11

ClickFix Scam Exposed! Protect Your Data Before It's Too Late

Cybercriminals are exploiting DeepSeek's popularity to launch ClickFix phishing campaigns, tricking users into clicking fake CAPTCHA links that steal credentials and install malware like Vidar and Lumma Stealer. These attacks impersonate DeepSeek's branding to appear legitimate and bypass security …

Published: February 11, 2025

Downloadable IOCs: 7

Security Brief: ClickFix Social Engineering Technique Floods Threat Landscape

Proofpoint researchers have identified a surge in the ClickFix social engineering technique across the threat landscape. This technique uses dialogue boxes with fake error messages to trick users into copying, pasting, and running malicious content on their computers. Multiple threat actors are emp…

Published: November 18, 2024

Downloadable IOCs: 0

ClickFix tactic: The Phantom Meet

This analysis explores the ClickFix social engineering tactic that emerged in 2024, focusing on a cluster impersonating Google Meet pages to distribute malware. The tactic tricks users into running malicious code by displaying fake error messages. The investigated cluster targets both Windows and m…

Published: October 18, 2024

Downloadable IOCs: 171

Beware: Fake Google Meet Pages Deliver Infostealers in Ongoing ClickFix Campaign

Threat actors are using fake Google Meet web pages as part of the ClickFix campaign to deliver infostealers targeting Windows and macOS systems. The attackers display fake error messages in web browsers, tricking users into executing malicious PowerShell code. The campaign has expanded to impersona…

Published: October 18, 2024

Downloadable IOCs: 0

A Social Engineering Tactic to Deploy Malware

McAfee Labs uncovered a sophisticated social engineering technique, dubbed 'ClickFix,' for deploying malware such as DarkGate and Lumma Stealer. Victims are lured to compromised websites displaying error messages with instructions to paste scripts in PowerShell, facilitating malware downloads and e…

Published: July 15, 2024

Downloadable IOCs: 7

Tag: clickfix

Attack reports

COLDRIVER Using New Malware To Steal Documents From Western Targets and NGOs

APT36-Style ClickFix Attack Spoofs Indian Ministry to Target Windows & Linux

Lampion Is Back With ClickFix Lures

Around the World in 90 Days: State-Sponsored Actors Try ClickFix

Interlock ransomware evolving under the radar

Phishing campaign impersonates Booking.com, delivers a suite of credential-stealing malware

Proactive ClickFix Threat Hunting with Hunt.io

From Contagious to ClickFake Interview: Lazarus leveraging the ClickFix tactic

TURNING AID INTO ATTACK: EXPLOITATION OF PAKISTAN’S YOUTH LAPTOP SCHEME TO TARGET INDIA

The rising threat of social engineering through fake fixes

Booking a Threat: Inside LummaStealer's Fake reCAPTCHA

Havoc: SharePoint with Microsoft Graph API turns into FUD C2

Fake CAPTCHA Lures Victims: Lumma Stealer Abuses Clipboard and PowerShell

ClickFix Scam Exposed! Protect Your Data Before It's Too Late

Security Brief: ClickFix Social Engineering Technique Floods Threat Landscape

ClickFix tactic: The Phantom Meet

Beware: Fake Google Meet Pages Deliver Infostealers in Ongoing ClickFix Campaign

A Social Engineering Tactic to Deploy Malware