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TerminalFix Uses Fake Cloudflare CAPTCHAs to Deploy Reverse-Tunnel Backdoor

Microsoft says TerminalFix uses fake Cloudflare CAPTCHAs to trigger PowerShell and deploy a reverse-tunnel backdoor for internal network access.

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Microsoft disclosed a new ClickFix variant called TerminalFix that tricks users into executing a malicious command in Windows Terminal or PowerShell.

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