‘Scam Yourself’ attacks have fooled millions — here's how not to fall victim

• Gen Q3 Threat Report reveals 'Scam Yourself' attacks saw a huge rise
• 614% increase in social engineering scam
• Ransomware and crypto scams are also claiming more victims

The last few months have seen a worrying escalation in ransomware, malvertising, infostealers, and crypto scams, new research has claimed.

The Gen Q3 Threat Report has revealed a major rise in ‘Scam Yourself Attacks’, a type of social engineering tactic tricking users into compromising their own systems, which saw a staggering 614% rise quarter over quarter.

The ‘scam yourself’ term covers a number of threats, including FakeCaptcha, fake tutorials, and ClickFix scams. The familiarity of Captcha uses ClickFix to trick unsuspecting victims into running malicious scripts and downloading malware.

How to: download malware

YouTube tutorials are being used by cybercriminals to encourage users to download malware under the guise of installing software. Security vendors and antivirus software should detect this, even if the ...