SN 1067: KongTuke's CrashFix - Click, Paste, Pwned

A crafty new breed of social engineering attack is tricking users into launching malware straight from their clipboard, exposing a fresh vulnerability in Windows that even tech pros could fall for. Leo Laporte and Steve Gibson break down how the latest ClickFix and CrashFix exploits are outsmarting traditional defenses. The lowdown on last week's "no turn" picture of the week. Is an AI-driven hacking campaign a big deal now. Clause used in multiple Mexican government attacks. Apple continues to be confronted with age restrictions. COPPA needs an exception to allow age collection. Meta swamps law enforcement with AI-slop CSAM reports. Roskomnadzor has been busy blocking VPNs. Guess how many. The UK tries to report their self-scanning success. Remember that hacker who extorted the psychotherapy patients. Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters is actively recruiting women. Cisco lands another breathtakingly rare 10.0 CVSS. VulnCheck's report on 2025 vulnerabilities and exploits. Steve discovers a fabulous $72 Hardware Security Module. A listener shares an interesting AI service discovery. The very potent "ClickFix" exploit evolves Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1067-Notes.pdf Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte Download or subscribe to Security Now at https://twit.tv/shows/security-now. You can submit a question to Security Now at the GRC Feedback Page. For 16kbps versions, transcripts, and notes (including fixes), visit Steve's site: grc.com, also the home of the best disk maintenance and recovery utility ever written Spinrite 6. Join Club TWiT for Ad-Free Podcasts! Support what you love and get ad-free audio and video feeds, a members-only Discord, and exclusive content. Join today: https://twit.tv/clubtwit Sponsors: meter.com/securitynow guardsquare.com threatlocker.com/twit adaptivesecurity.com outsystems.com/twit