Attackers are increasingly distributing malware through a rather unusual method: a fake CAPTCHA as the initial infection vector. Researchers from various companies reported this campaign in August and September.
The attackers, primarily targeting gamers, initially delivered the Lumma stealer to victims through websites hosting cracked games. Kaspersky recent research into the adware landscape revealed that this malicious CAPTCHA is spreading through a variety of online resources that have nothing to do with games: adult sites, file-sharing services, betting platforms, anime resources, and web apps monetizing through traffic.
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Source: Kaspersky
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