‘Prove you are not a robot’: how the Captcha scam captures your computer
The Guardian reports on a scam that imitates familiar Captcha "prove you are not a robot" tests but asks users to press a series of keys instead of clicking images or typing letters. According to the outlet, that key sequence lets fraudsters install malicious software on the victim's computer. The piece illustrates the risk with a scenario of a shopper buying Christmas gifts from a small business's website.
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‘Prove you are not a robot’: how the Captcha scam captures your computer
Unlike familiar Captcha tests, this con asks you to press a series of keys. And that’s a way in for fraudsters to install malicious software You are looking for some gifts for Christmas and want to support small businesses when you shop. When you visit the site of one you’ve heard good things about you are asked to verify that you are human. Instead of clicking on a series of images, or typing letters that appear, just as you have seen before, you are asked to press a series of keys and then pre
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