Italian spyware vendor creates Fake WhatsApp app, targeting 200 users
Italian spyware vendor creates Fake WhatsApp app, targeting 200 users Pierluigi Paganini April 02, 2026 WhatsApp blocked a fake app...
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Researchers Uncover Mining Operation Using ISO Lures to Spread RATs and Crypto Miners
Ravie LakshmananApr 02, 2026Cryptomining / Malware A financially motivated operation codenamed REF1695 has been observed leveraging fake installers to deploy remote access trojans (RATs)...
Bogus Avast website fakes virus scan, installs Venom Stealer instead
A fake website impersonating Avast antivirus is tricking people into infecting their own computers. The site looks legitimate, runs...
This Week in Scams: Why That “Booking Confirmation” Message Might Be Fake
The post This Week in Scams: Why That “Booking Confirmation” Message Might Be Fake appeared first on McAfee Blog. (more…)
New Research: Hackers Are Using AI-Written Code to Spread Malware
McAfee Labs has uncovered a widespread malware campaign hiding inside fake downloads for things like game mods, AI tools, drivers,...
Hacked sites deliver Vidar infostealer to Windows users
In recent years, ClickFix and fake CAPTCHA techniques have become a popular way for cybercriminals to distribute malware. Instead...
Hacked sites deliver Vidar infostealer to Windows users
In recent years, ClickFix and fake CAPTCHA techniques have become a popular way for cybercriminals to distribute malware. Instead...
Beware of fake OpenClaw installers, even if Bing points you to GitHub
Attackers are abusing OpenClaw’s popularity by seeding fake “installers” on GitHub, boosted by Bing AI search results, to deliver...
Fake Zoom meeting “update” silently installs surveillance software
A fake Zoom meeting website is silently pushing surveillance software onto Windows machines. Visitors land on a convincing imitation...
Fake CAPTCHA Scam Tricks Windows Users Into Installing Malware
Image: edhardie/Unsplash A new social engineering campaign is abusing fake CAPTCHA verification pages to trick Windows users into launching StealC...
Malicious npm and PyPI packages linked to Lazarus APT fake recruiter campaign
Malicious npm and PyPI packages Llinked to Lazarus APT fake recruiter campaign Pierluigi Paganini February 15, 2026 Researchers found malicious...
ClickFix Attacks Expand Using Fake CAPTCHAs, Microsoft Scripts, and Trusted Web Services
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new campaign that combines ClickFix-style fake CAPTCHAs with a signed Microsoft Application Virtualization...
