You've Clicked Captcha Your Whole Life One Was Malware

Added: 2026-05-16

[00:00:00]Okay, guys. I am really alarmed by this new scam going around and I am someone who covers consumer news and scams for a living. So, I could really see a lot of people falling for this one. So, you know those CAPTCHA boxes you have to click I'm not a robot on. Well, scammers have found a way to create fake versions of this that look real. But, instead of clicking a button, what they actually want you to do is press a series of keys. So, here's a real-world example of what this looks like that someone shared on Reddit recently. And here's the thing. When you are running the sequence, what you are actually doing is running a command that will download malware onto your device. That malware can steal your passwords, logins, potentially even banking information.

[00:00:41]So, here's what you should know. A real CAPTCHA message will never ask you to run a sequence of keys. So, if you see that, immediate red flag, close out of the tab immediately.