Through the Lens of MDR: Analysis of KongTuke’s ClickFix Abuse of Compromised WordPress Sites

Our analysis of an active KongTuke campaign deploying modeloRAT — malware capable of reconnaissance, command execution, and persistent access — through compromised WordPress sites and fake CAPTCHA lures shows that the group still operates this delivery chain in parallel with the newer CrashFix...

ClickFix added nslookup commands to its arsenal for downloading RATs

ClickFix malware campaigns are all about tricking the victim into infecting their own machine. Apparently, the criminals behind these campaigns have figured out that mshta and Powershell commands are increasingly being blocked by security software, so they have developed a new method using...

ClickFix to CrashFix: KongTuke Used Fake Chrome Ad Blocker to Install ModeloRAT

Huntress discovers 'CrashFix,' a new attack by KongTuke hacker group using fake ad blockers to crash browsers and trick office workers into installing ModeloRAT malware...

CrashFix Chrome Extension Delivers ModeloRAT Using ClickFix-Style Browser Crash Lures

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of an ongoing campaign dubbed KongTuke that used a malicious Google Chrome extension masquerading as an ad blocker to deliberately crash the web browser and trick victims into running arbitrary commands using ClickFix-like lures to deliver a...