Artificial intelligence has revolutionized web development, empowering even novice users to create professional-looking websites. Tools like Lovable enable anyone to build and host applications with little to no coding knowledge, while Netlify and Vercel position themselves as AI-native development platforms.
However, cybercriminals are increasingly exploiting these services to create and host fake captcha challenge websites, which serve as entry points for phishing campaigns. Since January, Trend Micro has observed a rise in fake captcha pages hosted on such platforms. These scams pose a dual threat: misleading users while evading automated security systems.
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Source: Trend Micro
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