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Hackers hijack thousands of sites for ClickFix and FakeUpdate attacks

·Source: BleepingComputer

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Executive Summary

A threat actor tracked as DriveSurge has been operating large-scale malware distribution campaigns using ClickFix and FakeUpdates techniques on compromised sites. [...]

Analysis

A threat actor tracked as DriveSurge has been operating large-scale malware distribution campaigns using ClickFix and FakeUpdates techniques on compromised sites. [...]
Source Attribution

Originally published by BleepingComputer on Jun 1, 2026.

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