Cybersecurity entity
Every one of those 1 sits in a single category, threat-intel. Of the tracked stories, 1 of 1 also mention Apple, the most common co-covered peer. The tracked stories average 3 original sources each. ClickLock appears in 1 tracked Cybersecurity story from July 27, 2026.
Last mentioned: Jul 27, 2026
Entity pulse
Coverage balance Negative coverage leads. Negative coverage exceeds positive coverage by 100 percentage points.
Figures are computed live from our source-verified story record — see our methodology for how impact and sentiment are derived.
Every one of those 1 sits in a single category, threat-intel. Of the tracked stories, 1 of 1 also mention Apple, the most common co-covered peer. The tracked stories average 3 original sources each. ClickLock appears in 1 tracked Cybersecurity story from July 27, 2026.
Computed from the 1 stories linked to this entity, with beat comparisons drawn from all 18 Cybersecurity stories published in the same date window. Shares are omitted below five stories and comparisons below a twenty-story baseline.
Coverage cohort
Other entities that clear the same relevance threshold in stories also covering ClickLock. Shared-story counts are live from our verified record — not editorial picks.
Public disclosure
Fox News publishes a detailed report on ClickLock malware based on Group-IB's findings, raising widespread awareness.
First VirusTotal upload
Malicious script uploaded to VirusTotal; at the time of analysis, zero detection by any security vendor.
Campaign begins
ClickLock malware campaign starts targeting Mac users globally through fake CAPTCHA pages.
ClickLock, a new macOS malware spreading via fake 'verify you are human' pages, has compromised over 100 systems across 33 countries since May 2026, using app-locking extortion to steal credentials and install backdoors. Cybersecurity experts warn it's a novel approach that bypasses traditional detection.
ClickLock is linked from 1 story on this site, each scored at or above our 35% relevance threshold — see how these pages are built.
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