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Fake CAPTCHA Scams

New variant of an old scam: Use the framing of a CAPTCHA to get an unsuspecting user to download and run a malicious program.

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Utopia Tech

September 16, 2026 · 1 min read

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New variant of an old scam: Use the framing of a CAPTCHA to get an unsuspecting user to download and run a malicious program.

Originally published at schneier.com

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