{"id":278503,"date":"2026-06-22T05:56:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T09:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/22\/gizmodo-readers-hit-with-clickfix-malware-prompts-after-account-compromise\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T09:45:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T13:45:14","slug":"gizmodo-readers-hit-with-clickfix-malware-prompts-after-account-compromise","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/22\/gizmodo-readers-hit-with-clickfix-malware-prompts-after-account-compromise\/","title":{"rendered":"Gizmodo readers hit with ClickFix malware prompts after account compromise"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/security\/2026\/06\/22\/gizmodo-readers-hit-with-clickfix-malware-prompts-after-account-compromise\/5259226\">Gizmodo readers hit with ClickFix malware prompts after account compromise<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/security\/2026\/06\/22\/gizmodo-readers-hit-with-clickfix-malware-prompts-after-account-compromise\/5259226\">https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/security\/2026\/06\/22\/gizmodo-readers-hit-with-clickfix-malware-prompts-after-account-compromise\/5259226<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Publish Date: <a href=\"publish_date]\">2026-06-22 05:56:00<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source Domain: <a href=\"www.theregister.com\">www.theregister.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"kicker \" style=\"\">Security<\/p>\n<p class=\"subtitle \" style=\"\">Infosec buffs say Windows users could have been infected with a nasty trojan, while Mac users got off lightly<\/p>\n<p>Veteran tech website Gizmodo confirmed a compromise on Saturday after readers reported ClickFix malware prompts appearing on article pages.<\/p>\n<p>Users posted screenshots\u00a0of fake CAPTCHA windows appearing on Gizmodo&#8217;s site. The attack aims to fool users into running malicious code via their terminals.<\/p>\n<p>According to Proofpoint threat researcher Tommy M, the attack was seemingly launched by an affiliate of ErrTraffic, a ClickFix-as-a-service program that allows attackers to deliver whichever malware they choose.<\/p>\n<p>He said the ClickFix prompt was tailored to each user&#8217;s OS. The Windows version attempted to install the NetSupport RAT malware, which abuses the legitimate NetSupport Manager tool to gain access to affected systems.<\/p>\n<p>Darktrace says NetSupport RAT can also be used to exfiltrate files from affected systems and to load additional payloads, such as other malware strains and ransomware.<\/p>\n<p>The macOS version had a payload configured but appeared to be broken, requiring a password to open a ZIP archive.<\/p>\n<p>Gizmodo said the attacks were being displayed only &#8220;briefly,&#8221; and the timeline of user reports, which span just a few hours, suggests that was indeed the case.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We identified and resolved a security incident on our site earlier today,&#8221; the outlet said. &#8220;A compromised account was exploited to inject a malicious script, briefly exposing users to scam content. The site was taken offline immediately, the script removed, and the account secured.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re back up. If you notice anything unusual, reach out.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"italic m-italic \" data-lab-italic=\"italic\">The Register<\/span> confirmed that the website is no longer serving ClickFix prompts as of Monday. \u00ae<\/p>\n<p>   &#8230;<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/security\/2026\/06\/22\/gizmodo-readers-hit-with-clickfix-malware-prompts-after-account-compromise\/5259226\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gizmodo readers hit with ClickFix malware prompts after account compromise https:\/\/www.theregister.com\/security\/2026\/06\/22\/gizmodo-readers-hit-with-clickfix-malware-prompts-after-account-compromise\/5259226 Publish Date: 2026-06-22 05:56:00&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":278505,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/image.theregister.com\/5259305.jpg?imageId=5259305&x=0&y=0&cropw=100&croph=100&panox=0&panoy=0&panow=100&panoh=100&width=1200&height=683","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[32],"class_list":["post-278503","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cybersecurity","tag-malware"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278503"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=278503"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278503\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":278506,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/278503\/revisions\/278506"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/278505"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=278503"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=278503"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=278503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}