Tag: #DataSecurity

ClickFix Attack: The Fake “Verify You’re Human” Trick That Gets You to Infect Your Own Computer

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ClickFix Attack: The Fake "Verify You're Human" Trick That Gets You to Infect Your Own Computer

ClickFix Attack Explained: How to Spot the Fake CAPTCHA Scam By: Javid Amin | 18 October 2025 It Takes Five Seconds, and You Do All the Work You open a website. A familiar box appears: “Verify you are human.” You tick it. Instead of a puzzle, a short set of instructions shows up. Press the Windows key and R. Press Ctrl+V. Press Enter. Done. It feels like a slightly odd but harmless step. It isn’t. In those five seconds, you may have handed a stranger the keys to your email,…

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New Directive: J&K Officials Barred from Using WhatsApp, Gmail for Official Docs

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New Directive: J&K Officials Barred from Using WhatsApp, Gmail for Official Docs

J&K govt bans use of third party tools for transmitting official documents; However, there will be no such restriction on sharing “confidential” and “restricted” information over the internet, provided they were shared via networks that have deployed commercial AES 256-bit encryption The J&K government has embargoed its officials from using third party tools like Whatsapp and Gmail to transmit “top secret” and “secret” documents via these platforms as they risk data breach and leaks. However, there will be no such restriction on sharing “confidential” and “restricted” information over the internet,…

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