Attackers are using fake troubleshooting prompts to trick people into pasting malicious code from a Google Sheet into their browser, leading to cryptocurrency theft. Cisco Talos says the campaign uses a ClickFix-style social-engineering lure and abuses a legitimate Google service as delivery infrastructure; the pasted code alters transaction pages in Chrome or helps install a malicious browser extension to steal or manipulate crypto transactions.
Why it matters: People who handle cryptocurrency are at immediate risk of losing funds if they follow browser 'fix' instructions from pop-ups or messages. Users should avoid pasting code into browser consoles, remove unknown extensions, and review wallets and browser sessions for tampering.
Elizabeth Montalbano
2026.09.08
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This article appears to be the first tracked report here describing this specific ClickFix campaign that uses public Google Sheets as delivery infrastructure for browser-based crypto theft.
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