Tiktok Videos Continue to Push Infostealers in Clickfix Attacks
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TikTok videos are being used to spread infostealers through ClickFix attacks, with commenters expressing frustration at the industry's inability to effectively counter such scams.
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rawgabbit
3 months ago
This is an ongoing and never ending litany of how as an industry we curl up and act completely helpless against these scams.
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