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Fake CAPTCHA Scam Targets Millions of University Students With Unknown Malware: Report

Fake CAPTCHA Scam Targets Millions of University Students With Unknown Malware: Report

A fake CAPTCHA tricked millions of college students and professors into installing malware via education platform iClicker, which is used by 7 million students and 5,000 instructors. The iClicker team resolved the vulnerability on the landing page, assuring no data, apps, or operations were affected and advised anyone who clicked on the fake CAPTCHA from April 12-16 to run security software to protect their device.

Source: dailyhodl.com –

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