An attack that uses a fake Windows update screen to trick victims installing malware is upping its game by incorporating porn. The attack, which we wrote about earlier this month, appears on malicious ...

Don't miss out on our latest stories. Add PCMag as a preferred source on Google. A new attack is mimicking a Windows update to try and trick users into executing malicious commands, likely to install ...

The fake update screen then instructs the user to press “CTRL + V”—the paste function—and then press enter. If a victim falls for the trick, they’ll unknowingly run a command, causing their Windows PC ...

Cybercriminals keep getting better at blending into the software you use every day. Over the past few years, we've seen phishing pages that copy banking portals, fake browser alerts that claim your ...

ClickFix attack employs fake Windows security udpates. Updated November 27 with another Windows update warning, along with threat intelligence from the Acronis Threat Research Unit regarding the use ...

A new cyberattack is using cloned adult websites and a convincing full-screen Windows Update display to trick users into running malicious commands that install multiple password-stealing malware, ...

A sneaky new strain of the ClickFix malware is making the rounds, and it’s going after the easiest victim of all: anyone who trusts a Windows update prompt. Security researchers at Huntress say the ...