Placeholder domain used in dev docs, third-party[.]com, now serves ClickFix attacks

www.manifold.security

Placeholder domain used in dev docs, third-party[.]com, now serves ClickFix attacks

www.manifold.security

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Technology@piefed.worldEnglish · 2 months ago

third-party.com Placeholder Domain Now Serves ClickFix

www.manifold.security

A placeholder domain hardcoded in skills, MCP docs and 1,700+ repos now serves a ClickFix lure to Windows visitors and a clean decoy to everyone else.

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