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Ukraine warns fake CAPTCHAs are being used to make you hack yourself
['Graham Cluley']
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Ukraine's computer emergency response team, CERT-UA, has warned that Russian hackers are using fake CAPTCHA checks to trick people into compromising their own PCs.
The Kremlin-backed Sandworm hacking group is reportedly leveraging fake CAPTCHA checks on compromised websites that persuade users to execute a PowerShell command on their computers - tricking them into running malicious code.
The latest attacks begin when a user visits a compromised webpage, where they're greeted by a fake CAPTCHA claiming they need to complete an extra step to prove that they are human.
Instead, the fake CAPTCHA instructs the user to copy and paste a PowerShell command into their Windows computer.
They are a problem for computer users worldwide.