A fake CAPTCHA scam is tricking Windows users into running PowerShell commands that install StealC malware and steal passwords, crypto wallets, and more.

What looks like a simple "Are you human?" check is now one of the most dangerous tricks on the internet. Fake captchas have evolved into full-blown malware launchpads, thanks to a sneaky new method ...

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A team of researchers at the Universities of Arizona, Georgia, and South Florida, have developed a machine-learning-based CAPTCHA solver that they claim can overcome 94.4% of real challenges on dark ...

It’s a simple question — one that most of us regularly answer in the form of a CAPTCHA, a hacker-averting quiz that asks us to distinguish a squiggly “l” from an “S,” or perhaps select all of the ...

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Bots are better and faster than humans at online CAPTCHA tests designed to keep them out of websites. The finding calls into question whether we should continue using these kind of security measures, ...

Did you know that IKEA, ASDA, and Tesco are all either acronyms or portmanteaus? Even LEGO, HARIBO, and Twix have hidden meanings. But while some think WiFi stands for “wireless fidelity,” Phil ...

The Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart is one of the internet's most annoying features. You know it as CAPTCHA, the feature that forces you to identify yourself ...

One of the first things you should do if you’re facing this problem while using Steam on the web is to clear your web browser cache. 3] Switch to a different web browser OK, so the first thing you can ...