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ClickFix Sparks Surge in Mac Infections, Outsmarts Security

ClickFix exploits user trust to cause nearly half of all Mac breaches in 2025, making social engineering the leading infection method.

Key takeaways

  • ClickFix Emerges as the Leading Threat to Mac Security in 2025
  • ClickFix now accounts for nearly half of all reported Mac breaches in 2025—a stunning surge that puts social engineering, not technical exploits, at the center of Appl...
  • How ClickFix’s Social Engineering Exploits Mac Users’ Trust and Behavior
  • ClickFix isn’t about exploiting software flaws—it’s about exploiting people. The technique, dissected by reverse engineer Christopher Lopez and Moonlock Lab’s Kseniia ...

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