Placeholder domain used in dev docs now serves ClickFix attacks

The "third-party.com" domain, commonly used as a placeholder in developer documentation and code examples, is serving a fake Cloudflare verification page that attempts to trick Windows users into executing PowerShell commands. [...]

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Lawrence Abrams

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title: Placeholder domain used in dev docs now serves ClickFix attacks
additional: The "third-party.com" domain, commonly used as a placeholder in developer documentation and code examples, is serving a fake Cloudflare verification page that attempts to trick Windows users into executing PowerShell commands. [...]
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