The Hacker News
"Microsoft discloses DNS-based ClickFix attack using Nalookup for malware staging." Views expressed in this cybersecurity, cyber crime update are those of the reporters and correspondents. Accessed on 15 February 2026, 1600 UTC. Content and Source: "The Hacker News." URL-- https://thehackernews.com/ Please check URL or scroll down to read your selections. Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://www.hawaiicybersecurityjournal.net) Microsoft Discloses DNS-Based ClickFix Attack Using Nslookup for Malware Staging Feb 15, 2026 Malware / Threat Intelligence Microsoft has disclosed details of a new version of the ClickFix social engineering tactic in which the attackers trick unsuspecting users into running commands that carry out a Domain Name System (DNS) lookup to retrieve the next-stage payload. Specifically, the attack relies on using the " nslookup " (short for nameserver lookup ) command to execute a custom DNS lookup triggered via the Wind...