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Fake CAPTCHA Tricks Mac Users Into Installing a Backdoor That Steals Passwords and Mines Crypto

📅 24 August 2026 at 09:49 UTC📰 Cyber Security NewsView original source ↗
Fake CAPTCHA Tricks Mac Users Into Installing a Backdoor That Steals Passwords and Mines Crypto

Mac users are being lured into a ClickFix campaign that turns a routine CAPTCHA check into a path for password theft, remote control, and cryptocurrency mining. It persuades a visitor to run an attackers’ command in Terminal rather than download an application. The fake verification page is styled as a TrustKey human check and displays […] The post Fake CAPTCHA Tricks Mac Users Into Installing a Backdoor That Steals Passwords and Mines Crypto appeared first on Cyber Security News.

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