Fake CAPTCHA scam can hack your computer

You've seen CAPTCHA checks everywhere. You click a box. You move on. No big deal. Now imagine that same box asking you to press a few keys on your keyboard. It might tell you to open a command window and paste something. It feels a little odd. Still, the page looks real.

That is exactly what scammers are counting on. A new warning from the Identity Theft Resource Center highlights a growing scam that turns a basic security check into a malware trap.

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