A new campaign employing ClickFix attacks has been spotted targeting both Windows and Linux systems using instructions that make infections on either operating system possible.
A new campaign employing ClickFix attacks has been spotted targeting both Windows and Linux systems using instructions that make infections on either operating system possible.
ClickFix is a social engineering tactic where fake verification systems or application errors are used to trick website visitors into running console commands that install malware.
These attacks have traditionally targeted Windows systems, prompting targets to execute PowerShell scripts from the Windows Run command, resulting in info-stealer malware infections and even ransomware.
However, a 2024 campaign using bogus Google Meet errors also targeted macOS users.
ClickFix targeting Linux users
A more recent campaign spotted by Hunt.io researchers last week is among the first to adapt this social engineering technique for Linux systems.
The attack, which is attributed to the Pakistan-linked threat group APT36 (aka "Transparent Tribe"), utilizes a website that impersonates India's Ministry of Defence with a link to an allegedly official press release.
When our CEO received an invitation to appear on “Bloomberg Crypto,” he immediately recognized the hallmarks of a sophisticated social engineering campaign. What appeared to be a legitimate media opportunity was, in fact, the latest operation by ELUSIVE COMET—a threat actor responsible for millions in cryptocurrency theft through carefully constructed social engineering attacks.
This post details our encounter with ELUSIVE COMET, explains their attack methodology targeting the Zoom remote control feature, and provides concrete defensive measures organizations can implement to protect themselves.
Discover ClickFix, a rising social engineering threat used to deliver malware and learn how to detect and respond against it with Logpoint.
Starting in mid-January 2025, Volexity identified several social-engineering and spear-phishing campaigns by Russian threat actors aimed at compromising Microsoft 365 (M365) accounts. These attack campaigns were highly targeted and carried out in a variety of ways. The majority of these attacks originated via spear-phishing emails with different themes. In one case, the eventual breach began with highly tailored outreach via Signal.Through its investigations, Volexity discovered that Russian threat actors were impersonating a variety of individuals
ReliaQuest has observed a new Black Basta social engineering campaign targeting users via Microsoft Teams and malicious QR codes.
Since mid-April 2024, Microsoft has observed an increase in defense evasion tactics used in campaigns abusing file hosting services like SharePoint, OneDrive, and Dropbox. These campaigns use sophisticated techniques to perform social engineering, evade detection, and compromise identities, and include business email compromise (BEC) attacks.
The “Mad Liberator” ransomware group leverages social-engineering moves to watch out for
On June 20, 2024, Rapid7 identified multiple intrusion attempts by threat actors utilizing Techniques, Tactics, and Procedures (TTPs) that are consistent with an ongoing social engineering campaign being tracked by Rapid7.
XZ Utils cyberattack likely not an isolated incident
Discover the techniques, tactics (TTPs) used by Scattered Spider intrusion set, including social engineering and targeted phishing campaigns.
Microsoft Threat Intelligence has identified highly targeted social engineering attacks using credential theft phishing lures sent as Microsoft Teams chats by the threat actor that Microsoft tracks as Midnight Blizzard (previously tracked as NOBELIUM).
Kaspersky researchers detected OnionPoison campaign: malicious Tor Browser installer spreading through a popular YouTube channel and targeting Chinese users.
Specializzati soprattutto in social engineering, i ragazzini di oggi continuano, come un tempo, a essere protagonisti di gravi incidenti informatici. Come è possibile?
We take a look at reports that verified Twitter accounts are being targeted by scammers with claims of hate speech.
Email marketing firm MailChimp disclosed on Sunday that they had been hit by hackers who gained access to internal customer support and account management tools to steal audience data and conduct phishing attacks.
Email marketing service Mailchimp on Monday revealed a data breach that resulted in the compromise of an internal tool to gain unauthorized access to customer accounts and stage phishing attacks.
