FBI Chief Kash Patel’s Clothing Store Hacked in ClickFix Infostealer Attack
An online clothing shop linked to FBI Director Kash Patel went offline on Friday after it was found distributing an Infostealerto visitors. The shop, called Based Apparel, was compromised by hackers to trick macOS users into downloading this specific type of malware that steals private data.
How this ClickFix Attack Works
The unknown hackers involved in this campaign used a deceptive technique known as a ClickFix attack. When a user visited BasedApparel.com, the website displayed a fake warning page designed to look exactly likeCloudflare, a website security company that runs anti-bot “Verify you are human” checks.
The fake page told users that unusual web traffic was detected and asked them to complete a CAPTCHA test. To do this, the site gave highly unusual instructions and told visitors to open Terminal, which is a built-in utility on Mac computers used to execute system commands.
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