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A fake Windows Update screen is fooling Windows users into installing malware

Full-screen fake Windows Update or captcha tricks users into pasting and running attacker commands. Malware is steganographically stored in PNG pixels; a .NET Stego Loader extracts, decrypts, and runs ...

Fake error popups are spreading malware fast

Cybercriminals use ErrTraffic tool to automate malware distribution through fake browser error messages, with attacks ...

Watch out for this fake Windows BSOD - it's actually malware

The Windows Blue Screen (or Black Screen) of Death is typically a sign that some unrecoverable error or conflict has occurred. Now, cybercriminals are using the dreaded BSOD as a way to trick people ...
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Fake Windows BSODs check in at Europe's hotels to con staff into running malware

Phishers posing as Booking.com use panic-inducing blue screens to bypass security controls Russia-linked hackers are sneaking ...
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Scammers are tricking Facebook users with login pop-ups that look real

Scammers are using the browser-in-the-browser phishing technique to create fake, almost indistinguishable Facebook login ...

ClickFix attack uses fake Windows BSOD screens to push malware

A new ClickFix social engineering campaign is targeting the hospitality sector in Europe, using fake Windows Blue Screen of ...

New Facebook Phishing Scam Uses Fake Pop‑Ups So Real Even Experts Get Fooled

Phishing scammers are getting really good at obtaining your personal information via a sophisticated method called Browser-in ...