ClickFix, a deceptive social engineering tactic, is used by threat actors to manipulate unsuspecting users into unwittingly allowing a web page to silently populate the clipboard. Ultimately, the ...
North Korean threat actors are using a ClickFix variant to target macOS users and steal their most valuable data. Microsoft Threat Intelligence today published research uncovering a macOS-focused ...
The Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC) has stepped in to warn users of an active attack campaign targeting Windows users with Vidar Stealer malware, which is delivered through the so-called ...
As per Microsoft’s latest Digital Defense Report 2025, cybercriminals have found a new attack trick, dubbed ClickFix. It’s a social engineering tactic that convinces users to infect themselves.
Cybercriminals are using TikTok to push ClickFix malware install into user’s devices. They first upload a video trying to show user on how to “activate” an app by copying a short code into the Windows ...
A cybersecurity researcher has developed FileFix, a variant of the ClickFix social engineering attack that tricks users into executing malicious commands via the File Explorer address bar in Windows.
New macOS defense: Apple's macOS 26.4 warns users about potentially malicious commands pasted into Terminal, targeting scams like ClickFix. Scam targets Mac owners: ClickFix tricks users with fake ...
Microsoft has reported a sharp increase in ClickFix-based attacks in its Digital Defense Report 2025. It uses a rare trick to force users to unknowingly infect themselves. The tech giant has also ...