Fake error popups are spreading malware fast

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

This Fake Windows BSOD Is Actually A Malware Trap

Windows users need to be vigilant, as a new ClickFix malware campaign is deploying fake blue screen of death (BSOD) errors ...

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 ...
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ClickFix fake error message malware spikes over 500%, takes second place as the most abused attack vector

Use of the ClickFix attack vector has shot up by 517% since the second half of 2024, making it the second most abused attack vector behind phishing. The attack uses a fake reCAPTCHA to trick users ...

Hackers use 'Blue Screen of Death' malware to target victims

This script downloads the malware and other malicious tools, disables Windows Defender, and displays the real booking website to throw the victim off. There doesn’t seem to be a specific name for the ...
Bleeping Computer

Fake IT support sites push malicious PowerShell scripts as Windows fixes

Fake IT support sites promote malicious PowerShell "fixes" for common Windows errors, like the 0x80070643 error, to infect devices with information-stealing malware. First discovered by eSentire's ...
ABC 10 News

Fact or Fiction: Las Vegas Sphere displays Windows error message?

(KGTV) — An image going around social media claims to show the Las Vegas Sphere displaying a Windows error message. One X user captioned it "Microsoft ruined the ...
WVEC

Las Vegas Sphere ‘blue screen of death’ image is fake

A routine software update by cybersecurity company CrowdStrike caused what is being described as the “largest IT outage in history” on July 19. CrowdStrike said the problem occurred when it deployed a ...