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The risk of fake CAPTCHAs

We’ve all seen CAPTCHA prompts before, the ones asking you to click on images with traffic lights or type some squiggly letters to prove you’re human. But a sneaky scam is making the rounds again, these are fake CAPTCHA pages that trick you into running malicious code on your device. It’s part of a social engineering tactic known as ClickFix.  
 
How does it work? 
You might visit a website (often from a phishing email or pop-up) and see what looks like a normal CAPTCHA, but after clicking the checkbox, it requests a few extra steps, for example: 

Cyber Awareness Month – See Something, Say Something

As Cyber Security Awareness Month 2025 wraps up, it’s a great time to look back at the key steps we covered.  

Cyber Awareness Month - Pause. Check. Protect.

This week, we are highlighting how recognising social engineering tactics can protect your information. Phishing is designed to trick you into compromising sensitive information by hacking you!

Cyber Awareness Month - Updated = Protected

This week, we are highlighting how keeping your software and devices up to date helps protect your accounts. Outdated systems and applications often contain security flaws that attackers exploit to gain access to your information.