Beware the New Phishing Tactic: Fake CAPTCHA and PowerShell Stealer Unveiled! ⚠️

Summary:


  1. Novel Phishing Method
    GitHub users received phishing emails claiming to report security vulnerabilities, leading them to a malicious site.

  2. Deceptive CAPTCHA
    The email prompts users to pass a fake CAPTCHA that instructs them to run harmful PowerShell commands, ultimately downloading malware.

  3. Credential Stealer
    The malicious software, known as Lumma Stealer, targets and captures stored credentials from the victim’s PC.

Read more at: Krebs on Security

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