What Is ClickFix? The Scam That Tricks You Into Hacking Yourself

What Is ClickFix? The Scam That Tricks You Into Hacking Yourself

The term “ClickFix” was coined by Proofpoint researchers and first publicly used in their November 18, 2024, blog post analyzing social engineering attacks observed since March 2024. Many online attacks don’t break into your computer — they try to persuade you to break into it yourself. That’s exactly what a tactic called ClickFix does. ClickFix…