ClickFix attacks are on the rise and your employees are the target. Arsen now provides realistic ClickFix attack simulation scenarios to asses and train your teams.
What Are ClickFix Attacks?
ClickFix is a social engineering technique that tricks users into running malicious code on their own computers. No exploit needed, no software vulnerability required; just a fake captcha and a few keystrokes. That's what makes it so effective, and so dangerous.
First detected in April 2024, ClickFix has grown alarmingly fast. According to ESET data, attacks using this method surged by 517% in 2025 alone. It's no longer a niche tactic used in targeted campaigns; it's a widespread threat hitting businesses across every sector, worldwide.
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Is Your Company at Risk?
Yes. If your employees browse the web, click links, or open emails, ClickFix can reach them. It's a deceptively simple form of social engineering: a convincing prompt tricks someone into pasting a command, and within seconds, malware (infostealers, remote access trojans, ransomware) is running on your network.
Recent real-world examples
- Booking.com spoof campaign (2025): Phishing emails impersonating Booking.com used fake CAPTCHAs to steal credentials from hospitality firms.
- U.S. healthcare (2025): Over 300 healthcare facilities were targeted through compromised sites and fake software update pages.
- Rise of attacks targeting corporate users (2024–2025): Attack volume jumped 517% year-over-year, driven by malvertising and phishing campaigns impersonating Google Chrome errors and Microsoft updates, often staging remote access trojans via nslookup commands.
The risk is clear: one click-paste from a trusted-looking prompt can bypass your existing controls. The good news? It's also one of the most trainable threats out there. Employees who know what ClickFix looks like are far less likely to fall for it.
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New in Arsen: ClickFix Phishing Simulations
Arsen now supports ClickFix phishing simulations, joining credential harvesting, malware download, and QR code scenarios in our simulation library.
You can get started right away with our ready-to-use scenario templates designed specifically for ClickFix assessment and awareness campaigns. Current templates include fake document-sharing prompts and spoofed security alerts mimicking Google and Microsoft, the exact lures your employees are most likely to encounter in the wild.
Use them to:
- Assess exposure: find out who in your organization would fall for a ClickFix prompt before attackers do.
- Run awareness campaigns: turn simulated failures into teachable moments with targeted follow-up training
- Track improvement over time: measure how your team's behavior changes after training
More scenarios are already in the works. We're expanding the template library regularly based on the latest threat intelligence and customer feedback.
- Scenarios selection: Arsen offers a range of ready-made ClickFix simulation campaign scenarios.
- Realistic ClickFix Scenarios: expose your employees to real attacker tactics — multi-step social engineering sequences that lead to a deceptive action request.
Already an Arsen customer? Log in and explore the new ClickFix simulation templates today, they're ready to launch.
Not using Arsen yet? Get in touch with our team to see how ClickFix simulations fit into a broader security awareness program for your organization.
