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New ClickFix campaign spotted hitting both Windows and Linux machines


  • Researchers from Hunt.io saw a Linux-based ClickFix attack
  • At the moment, it is still harmless
  • The researchers believe a Pakistani threat actor is behind the attacks

ClickFix, a type of attack that tricks people into running console commands to download malware, thinking they’re fixing a problem, is evolving once again.

This time, cybersecurity researchers from Hunt.io said they spotted the attack targeting Linux devices, as well.

Originally, ClickFix was designed for Windows devices but has, at some point, expanded into macOS, as well. Linux was, for the most part, spared. Until now.

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