Hackaday Links: September 29, 2024

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There was movement in the “AM Radio in Every Vehicle Act” last week, with the bill advancing out of the US House of Representatives Energy and Commerce Committee and heading …read more Continue reading Hackaday Links: September 29, 2024

Threat actors using CAPTCHA to evade phishing, malware detection

By Waqas
According to researchers, cybercriminals are abusing legitimate challenge and response services like Google’s reCAPTCHA) or deploying customized fake CAPTCHA-like validation.
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Why Isn’t CAPTCHA Dead Yet?

The team at AltaVista (RIP) invented the CAPTCHA in 1997. At the time, it was a groundbreaking solution to a niche problem: preventing bots from entering URLs into the web search engine. Fast forward to 2021, and there are more than 20 different CAPTCH… Continue reading Why Isn’t CAPTCHA Dead Yet?

Why Isn’t CAPTCHA Dead Yet?

The team at AltaVista (RIP) invented the CAPTCHA in 1997. At the time, it was a groundbreaking solution to a niche problem: preventing bots from entering URLs into the web search engine. Fast forward to 2021, and there are more than 20 different CAPTCH… Continue reading Why Isn’t CAPTCHA Dead Yet?

Google ReCaptcha flaw lets bots bypass audio captcha challenge

By Sudais Asif
According to researchers, the idea of the attack is to grab the MP3 file of the audio reCAPTCHA and submit it to Google’s own Speech to Text API.
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Microsoft Office 365 Phishing Attack Uses Multiple CAPTCHAs

Cybercriminals set up three different CAPTCHAs that Office 365 targets must click through before the final phishing page. Continue reading Microsoft Office 365 Phishing Attack Uses Multiple CAPTCHAs

Phishers Increasingly Incorporating reCaptcha API into Campaigns

Security researchers observed that digital attackers are increasingly incorporating the reCaptcha API into their phishing campaigns. Barracuda Networks explained that malicious actors are starting to outfit their phishing attempts with reCaptcha walls … Continue reading Phishers Increasingly Incorporating reCaptcha API into Campaigns