Fake CAPTCHA Attacks Fuel LummaStealer Malware Surge

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Fake CAPTCHA Attacks Fuel LummaStealer Malware Surge

Cyberpress • February 12, 2026

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A sharp rise in LummaStealer, information-stealing malware , infections worldwide, despite a major law enforcement takedown last year.

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ClickFix Attack Wave Targets Windows Users with StealC Malware A new social engineering campaign named ClickFix is targeting Windows users by presenting fake CAPTCHA verification pages. Victims are led to compromised websites that display fraudulent Cloudflare security checks, tricking them into executing malicious PowerShell commands to deploy the StealC information stealer malware. 193 sources 35

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