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Prove you are not a robot : how the Captcha scam captures your computer


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2026-11-15 07:02:24
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Unlike familiar Captcha tests, this con asks you to press a series of keys. And that’s a way in for fraudsters to install malicious software

You are looking for some gifts for Christmas and want to support small businesses when you shop. When you visit the site of one you’ve heard good things about you are asked to verify that you are human.

Instead of clicking on a series of images, or typing letters that appear, just as you have seen before, you are asked to press a series of keys and then press enter.

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‘Prove you are not a robot’: how the Captcha scam captures your computer
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/nov/15/captcha-scam-computer-malicious-software

Unlike familiar Captcha tests, this con asks you to press a series of keys. And that’s a way in for fraudsters to install malicious software

You are looking for some gifts for Christmas and want to support small businesses when you shop. When you visit the site of one you’ve heard good things about you are asked to verify that you are human.

Instead of clicking on a series of images, or typing letters that appear, just as you have seen before, you are asked to press a series of keys and then press enter.

Continue reading...

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Sun, 15 Nov 2026 07:00:06 GMT
https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/nov/15/captcha-scam-computer-malicious-software

Photograph: Jochen Tack/Alamy


Photograph: Jochen Tack/Alamy


Photograph: Jochen Tack/Alamy

Shane Hickey
2026-11-15T07:00:06Z

Source: Guardian
Source Link: https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/nov/15/captcha-scam-computer-malicious-software


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