Opera has introduced Paste Protect, a security feature designed to block ClickFix-style attacks that trick users into ...

Developing ClickFix-style attacks has just gotten much easier, thanks to a newly distributed malware-as-a-service (MaaS) platform that automates every step of the social engineering technique for ...

Opera launches Paste Protect to block ClickFix and clipboard attacks by default, warning users before malicious commands can ...

A new macOS ClickFix campaign is using Terminal commands to silently download, mount, and launch info-stealing malware from ...

The ClickFix technique gained popularity among crypto hackers last year, but security researchers have been tracking it since 2024, with targets spanning several industries. Crypto hackers attempting ...

Cybercriminals have combined ClickFix attacks with PySoxy, a 10-year-old open-source Python SOCKS5 proxy, to maintain persistence on victims’ machines without malware, even after attempts at removal.

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

So-called ClickFix or ClearFake attacks that bypass security controls and use unwitting victims to execute a cyber attack of their own accord are surging at the end of 2025, even outpacing phishing or ...