Hackers abuse Google Ads and Bing redirects to fuel Claude ClickFix attacks

Hackers abuse Google Ads and Bing redirects to fuel Claude ClickFix attacks

Hackers abuse legitimate Bing search result redirects as click-through URLs in Google Search Ads to direct users to fake Claude installers that carry out ClickFix attacks. The technique, dubbed “Adception” by security researchers at Push Security, appears designed to bypass advertising security checks by using Bing’s trusted domain as an advertising target before redirecting victims … Read more

Wildcard domain used in development documents is now used for ClickFix attacks

Wildcard domain used in development documents is now used for ClickFix attacks

The third-party.com domain, commonly used as a placeholder in developer documentation and code samples, provides a fake Cloudflare verification page that attempts to trick Windows users into running PowerShell commands. The third-party.com domain has long been used in documentation to represent any external website, API, or service, similar to how developers use domains like example.com. … Read more