ClickFix attacks infecting PCs and Macs are going viral

2026-09-16T20:51:38Z•6b53a68951162af44348874c0765e2b102a95663a0b115a95efe2b54f35e5f81
AI securityBGP hijackingChromeClickFixLLM securityMicrosoft patchingVPNWindowsZoomactive exploitationbrowser fingerprintingcredential theftcybersecuritydata breachdata exfiltrationexploit kitsidentity theftmacOSmalwarephishingprompt injectionproxy networkssandbox escapesocial engineeringsupply-chain attack

What happened

An Ars Technica security RSS collection covering active exploitation, phishing and social-engineering campaigns, browser and Windows exploit kits, large-scale patching, supply-chain compromises, credential and identity-data theft, network hijacking, malicious proxy devices, AI-agent and LLM security failures, and privacy-invasive tracking. Multiple reports describe attacks with significant enterprise or consumer impact, including ransomware or malware delivery, unauthorized access, data exfiltration, and exploitation of vulnerabilities. No specific CVE identifiers are provided in the feed item

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2026-09-16T20:51:38Z
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