Tag: captcha
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DeepSeek Lure Using CAPTCHAs To Spread Malware
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Tags: ai, attack, botnet, breach, captcha, cloud, control, credentials, crypto, cybercrime, data, detection, exploit, infrastructure, injection, international, login, malicious, malware, network, open-source, powershell, privacy, scam, service, technology, theft, threat, tool, windowsIntroductionThe rapid rise of generative AI tools has created opportunities and challenges for cybercriminals. In an instant, industries are being reshaped while new attack surfaces are being exposed. DeepSeek AI chatbot that launched on January 20, 2025, quickly gained international attention, making it a prime target for abuse. Leveraging a tactic known as brand impersonation,…
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Hackers Use CAPTCHA Trick on Webflow CDN PDFs to Bypass Security Scanners
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in SecurityNewsA widespread phishing campaign has been observed leveraging bogus PDF documents hosted on the Webflow content delivery network (CDN) with an aim to steal credit card information and commit financial fraud.”The attacker targets victims searching for documents on search engines, resulting in access to malicious PDF that contains a CAPTCHA image embedded with a phishing…
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New Phishing Attacks Abuses Webflow CDN CAPTCHAs to Steal Credit Card details
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Tags: attack, captcha, credit-card, cyber, exploit, malicious, network, phishing, technology, threatNetskope Threat Labs has uncovered a sophisticated phishing campaign targeting users across various industries, including technology, manufacturing, and banking. This campaign, active since mid-2024, exploits search engine optimization (SEO) techniques to lure victims into downloading malicious PDFs hosted on the Webflow Content Delivery Network (CDN). These PDFs are embedded with fake CAPTCHA images that redirect…
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Enhanced IllusionCAPTCHA: Advanced Protection Against AI-Powered CAPTCHA Attacks
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in SecurityNewsAs AI technologies continue to evolve, traditional CAPTCHA systems face increasing vulnerabilities. Recent studies reveal that advanced AI models, such as multimodal large language models (LLMs), can bypass many existing CAPTCHA mechanisms with alarming efficiency. To address this challenge, researchers have introduced IllusionCAPTCHA, a groundbreaking system leveraging visual illusions to create tasks that are intuitive…
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Top 5 ways attackers use generative AI to exploit your systems
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Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, awareness, banking, captcha, chatgpt, china, control, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, defense, detection, exploit, extortion, finance, flaw, fraud, group, hacker, intelligence, LLM, malicious, malware, network, phishing, ransomware, resilience, service, spam, tactics, theft, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-dayFacilitating malware development: Artificial intelligence can also be used to generate more sophisticated or at least less labour-intensive malware.For example, cybercriminals are using gen AI to create malicious HTML documents. The XWorm attack, initiated by HTML smuggling, which contains malicious code that downloads and runs the malware, bears the hallmarks of development via AI.”The loader’s…
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Lumma Stealer Attacking Windows Users In India With Fake Captcha Pages
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in SecurityNewsCybersecurity experts are raising alarms over a new wave of attacks targeting Windows users in India, driven by the Lumma Stealer malware. This advanced information-stealing malware is being distributed through fake CAPTCHA verification pages, a deceptive tactic that preys on unsuspecting users. The campaign, which has gained significant traction since August 2024, highlights the evolving…
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Beware: Fake CAPTCHA Campaign Spreads Lumma Stealer in Multi-Industry Attacks
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in SecurityNewsCybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new malware campaign that leverages fake CAPTCHA verification checks to deliver the infamous Lumma information stealer.”The campaign is global, with Netskope Threat Labs tracking victims targeted in Argentina, Colombia, the United States, the Philippines, and other countries around the world,” Leandro Fróes, senior threat research engineer at First…
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Telegram captcha tricks you into running malicious PowerShell scripts
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in SecurityNewsThreat actors on X are exploiting the news around Ross Ulbricht to direct unsuspecting users to a Telegram channel that tricks them into executing PowerShell code that infects them with malware. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/telegram-captcha-tricks-you-into-running-malicious-powershell-scripts/
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Fake CAPTCHA Scams: Ruining Consumer Trust and Driving Website Abandonment
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in SecurityNewsCAPTCHAs frustrate users, fail to stop sophisticated bots, and now pose a serious malware risk. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/01/fake-captcha-scams-ruining-consumer-trust-and-driving-website-abandonment/
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Privacy Roundup: Week 1 of Year 2025
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Tags: access, ai, android, apple, authentication, botnet, breach, browser, business, captcha, chrome, compliance, cve, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, detection, email, encryption, exploit, finance, firmware, flaw, google, group, hacker, healthcare, HIPAA, infrastructure, injection, Internet, law, leak, login, malware, open-source, password, phishing, privacy, router, service, software, threat, tool, update, virus, vulnerabilityThis is a news item roundup of privacy or privacy-related news items for 29 DEC 2024 – 4 JAN 2024. Information and summaries provided here are as-is for warranty purposes. Note: You may see some traditional “security” content mixed-in here due to the close relationship between online privacy and cybersecurity – many things overlap; for…
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CAPTCHAs now run Doom on nightmare mode
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in SecurityNewsAs if the bot defense measure wasn’t obnoxious enough First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/01/03/captcha_doom_nightmare/
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Smashing Security podcast #398: Fake CAPTCHAs, Harmageddon, and Krispy Kreme
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in SecurityNewsThis week, we delve into the dark world of fake CAPTCHAs designed to hijack your computer. Plus, the AI safety clock is ticking down is doomsday closer than we think? And to top it off, we uncover the sticky situation of Krispy Kreme facing a ransomware attack. First seen on grahamcluley.com Jump to article: grahamcluley.com/smashing-security-podcast-398/
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Fake CAPTCHAs Deliver Lumma Infostealer Malware in Massive Malvertising Campaign
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in SecurityNewsA large-scale malvertising campaign analyzed by Guardio Labs exposes how fake CAPTCHA prompts are used to deliver the Lumma infostealer malware. This sophisticated operation highlights the dark side of Internet... First seen on securityonline.info Jump to article: securityonline.info/fake-captchas-deliver-lumma-infostealer-malware-in-massive-malvertising-campaign/
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Malvertising on steroids serves Lumma infostealer
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in SecurityNewsA large-scale malvertising campaign distributing the Lumma infostealer malware via intrusive >>ads
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Beware of Malicious Ads on Captcha Pages that Deliver Password Stealers
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in SecurityNewsMalicious actors have taken cybercrime to new heights by exploiting captcha verification pages, a typically harmless security feature, to launch large-scale malware distribution campaigns. This startling revelation uncovers how these fake captchas, interlaced with malicious advertising, are infecting users with password-stealing malware. Over the past several weeks, cybercriminals have been leveraging fake captcha pages to…
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Malicious ads push Lumma infostealer via fake CAPTCHA pages
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in SecurityNewsA large-scale malvertising campaign distributed the Lumma Stealer info-stealing malware through fake CAPTCHA verification pages that prompt users to run PowerShell commands to verify they are not a bot. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-ads-push-lumma-infostealer-via-fake-captcha-pages/
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DeceptionAds Delivers 1M+ Daily Impressions via 3,000 Sites, Fake CAPTCHA Pages
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in SecurityNewsCybersecurity researchers have shed light on a previously undocumented aspect associated with ClickFix-style attacks that hinge on taking advantage of a single ad network service as part of a malvertising-driven information stealer campaign dubbed DeceptionAds.”Entirely reliant on a single ad network for propagation, this campaign showcases the core mechanisms of malvertising, delivering over First seen…
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Fake Captcha Campaign Highlights Risks of Malvertising Networks
Large-scale campaign identified by Guardio Lans and Infoblox, exploiting malvertising and fake captchas to distribute Lumma infostealer for massive theft First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/fake-captcha-campaign-risks/
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Phony CAPTCHAs exploited in Lumma, Amadey trojan campaign
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/phony-captchas-exploited-in-lumma-amadey-trojan-campaign
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Tricky CAPTCHA Caught Dropping Lumma Stealer Malware
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in SecurityNewsThe persistent infostealer’s latest campaign inserts fake CAPTCHA pages into legitimate applications, fooling users into executing the malicious paylo… First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/trick-captcha-lumma-stealer-malware
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Malware campaign expands its use of fake CAPTCHAs
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/fake-captcha-malware-campaign-lumma-amadey
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Fake CAPTCHA Pages Used by Lumma Stealer to Spread Fileless Malware
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/fake-captcha-pages-lumma-stealer-fileless-malware/
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Straßenbilder: KI löst Bilder-Captchas besser als der Mensch
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/strassenbilder-ki-loest-bilder-captchas-besser-als-der-mensch-2409-189364.html
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AI bots now beat 100% of those traffic-image CAPTCHAs
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/
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AI defeats traffic-image CAPTCHA in another triumph of machine over man
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/
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Beware Of Fake Captcha Attacks That Delivers Lumma Stealer Malware
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in SecurityNewsIn the past four weeks, a significant increase in malware distribution attempts via fake Captcha campaigns has been observed, targeting over 1.4 milli… First seen on gbhackers.com Jump to article: gbhackers.com/fake-captcha-lumma-stealer-malware/
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Fake CAPTCHA Verification Pages Spreading Lumma Stealer Malware
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in SecurityNewsFirst seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/fake-captcha-verification-pages-lumma-stealer-malware/