ClickFix attacks mimic the “Verify You are a Human” tests
And the steps are to press key combos that download malware. Pretty clever IMO, and it'll largely impact old people who don't know better and have money to lose.
Scammers suck...
this post was submitted on 19 Mar 2025
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