Tech It Up Middle EastApril 27, 2026Fake CAPTCHA Scams Fuel Rising Phone Fraud Costs
CAPTCHAs, the simple tests we use to prove we are human, are increasingly being weaponized to trigger actions with hidden costs. Infoblox Threat Intel has uncovered fake CAPTCHA pages that trick users into sending high volumes of international text messages, fuelling a long-running fraud category called international revenue share fraud (IRSF). The result is unexpected charges for consumers and growing, often hidden, revenue leakage for telecom carriers.