A new online scam called the “Fake CAPTCHA Scam” is putting internet users at risk. CAPTCHA's are those “I’m not a robot” tests you see on websites to prove you’re human. But hackers are now using ...

The small checkbox labeled 'I'm Not a Robot' may seem like a simple click. But, this CAPTCHA (Completely Automated Public Turing Test to Tell Computers and Humans Apart) system is quite complex.

Follow the 'I'm not a robot' CAPTCHA, and you might just end up with malware on your PC.

Others felt the incident highlighted the risks of websites using the “I’m not a robot” checkbox in lieu of the more complicated CAPTCHA test.

OpenAI’s ChatGPT Agent casually clicks through “I am not a robot” verification test "This step is necessary to prove I'm not a bot," wrote the bot as it passed an anti-AI screening step.

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Amanda Fennell, a cybersecurity expert, about CAPTCHA tests that verify if a website visitor is human or bot. They are getting harder.