Fake CAPTCHA Attacks Deploy Infostealers and RATs in a Multistage Payload Chain Trend Micro Research, News, Perspectives By: Buddy Tancio Khristoffer Jocson Maylein Tom Lisa Wu Ariel Renix Mohamed Fahmy 18 May 2025 at 20:00 We have detected a new tactic involving fake CAPTCHA pages that trick users into executing harmful commands in Windows. This scheme uses disguised files sent via phishing and other malicious methods.