The hackers use fake CAPTCHA pages—which are designed to mimic standard security checks—to trick users into installing malicious software (“Stealthy StealC Information Stealer”) via keyboard commands.

A fake CAPTCHA scam is tricking Windows users into running PowerShell commands that install StealC malware and steal passwords, crypto wallets, and more.

I went off the official path and still landed on a Windows install I’d recommend.

Andrew Lensen receives funding from the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment and the Royal Society of New Zealand through contestable academic research funds. He is the co-director of ...

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