Latest malware scam weaponizes ‘I’m not a robot’ verification tests against users, experts warn

Source: New York Post

There’s a new scam to look out for in a place you wouldn’t expect. Security experts at the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) are warning about a rise in “CAPTCHA scams,” a growing threat that weaponizes the little checkbox meant to protect consumers and keep bots out. Instead of protecting websites and verifying that users are human, the scam prompts are being used to trick people into enabling scams and malware.