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UAC-0145 Uses ClickFix CAPTCHAs to Infect Ukrainian Devices wih Malware

Russian state-sponsored threat actors have been observed leveraging the infamous ClickFix strategy to trick Ukrainian targets into infecting their own machines with data-stealing malware.

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A recent cyberattack attributed to UAC-0145, a sub-cluster of the advanced hacking unit Sandworm, has been linked to the use of ClickFix CAPTCHAs to infect Ukrainian devices with malware. The strategy involves tricking targets into infecting their own machines, with the malware designed to steal data.

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