Opera now blocks one of the sneakiest malware tricks around

Opera introduces Paste Protect, a new security feature that blocks clipboard hijacking attacks where malware intercepts and replaces copied content with malicious code. PCWorld reports this protection specifically targets ClickFix attacks that trick users into pasting harmful commands through fake error messages. The feature runs by default in Opera's desktop browsers, alerting users with red warnings when blocking malicious clipboard content. Clipboard hijacking is a widespread and dangerous type of cyberattack that involves malware monitoring and/or intercepting the contents of your clipboard (where your copy/paste is held). Of the different types of clipboard hijacking attacks, ClickFix has grown into one of the most notorious.