HP's Threat Insights Report highlights a troubling trend where attackers are using CAPTCHA systems to lure users into inadvertently launching malware. As CAPTCHA becomes more complex to outsmart advanced bots, users increasingly accept requests to prove their humanity. This has been exploited in campaigns where users unknowingly execute PowerShell commands that install the Lumma Stealer RAT (Remote Access Trojan). While cybersecurity awareness training remains crucial, it has limitations in preventing such attacks, emphasizing the need for enhanced protective measures in organizations.
"Researchers at HP have discovered multiple campaigns in which users were directed to environments controlled by attackers, urging them to demonstrate they were humans, resulting in the installation of malware."
"Abusing something that is seen as an effective tool against bots to install malware is a particularly devious way to get into organizations' endpoints, as users think they are doing the right thing."
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