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New Fake CAPTCHA Scam

Introduction

Each day, more and more scams and malicious websites are popping up. It’s dangerous enough to go onto these websites, but bad actors are using common verification tools like CAPTCHA to hack people. CAPTCHAs have been part of the Internet for decades now, but they’ve never really been the target of a hacker tool. If you see one of these verification tools on an unknown website, it’s never a good idea to click them.

They are good to have for websites and other programs, despite them being somewhat annoying. It does reduce the number of bots that can get into a website, considering they need human input to bypass. They are becoming more advanced, but at the same time, bad actors are using them to trick people into installing malware on their computers.

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