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A deceptive CAPTCHA scam has compromised millions of university students and instructors by tricking them into installing malware. The attack targeted the widely used iClicker platform, exploiting its login page with a fake verification prompt. Institutions like the University of Michigan and the University of Florida were among those affected.
- The scam exploited iClicker's login page with a fake CAPTCHA, infecting devices when users clicked 'Iām not a robot.'
- Over 7 million students and 5,000 instructors across major U.S. universities were potentially at risk.
- iClicker clarified that no internal systems or data were compromised, but urged users who interacted with the prompt to check their devices for malware.
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