Placeholder Domain third-party.com Now Distributes Malicious PowerShell Commands

Placeholder Domain third-party.com Now Distributes Malicious PowerShell Commands

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The placeholder domain third-party.com, commonly used in documentation, has been found serving malicious content to Windows users. This includes a ClickFix lure that executes a harmful PowerShell command, affecting over 1,700 repositories that reference the domain. This development highlights a significant cybersecurity risk associated with widely used placeholder domains.

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Originally published by gnews