ClickFix Attack Uses Windows Terminal to Evade Detection
2026-03-09T13:24:09Z•4242ef1bbe3e80f7d4fab75d20c06c0989ad8980b8dcce82e4db39c84ae8758b
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What happened
Multiple active threats and significant developments: widespread exploitation attempts observed for Cisco Catalyst SD‑WAN vulnerability CVE-2026-20127; multiple phishing/social‑engineering campaigns ("ClickFix" and "InstallFix") coerce victims into pasting malicious commands into Windows Terminal or replacing legitimate install commands on cloned AI tool sites to deliver malware; abuse of the .arpa TLD and Cloudflare DNS controls to hide malicious hosting; over 100 GitHub repositories distributing the BoryptGrab stealer targeting browsers, crypto wallets and user files; and an ongoing FBI-reve
Why it matters
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Evidence and limitations
- Source ID
- securityweek
- Record identifier
- 4242ef1bbe3e80f7d4fab75d20c06c0989ad8980b8dcce82e4db39c84ae8758b
- Enrichment time
- 2026-03-09T13:24:09Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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