Microsoft: Hackers abuse OAuth error flows to spread malware

Hackers are abusing the legitimate OAuth redirection mechanism to bypass phishing protections in email and browsers to take ...
Microsoft

OAuth redirection abuse enables phishing and malware delivery

OAuth redirection is being repurposed as a phishing delivery path. Trusted authentication flows are weaponized to move users ...
The Hacker News

Microsoft Warns OAuth Redirect Abuse Delivers Malware to Government Targets

Microsoft on Monday warned of phishing campaigns that employ phishing emails and OAuth URL redirection mechanisms to bypass conventional phishing defenses implemented in email and browsers. The ...
Security Boulevard

Attackers abuse OAuth’s built-in redirects to launch phishing and malware attacks

Researchers have found that attackers are abusing OAuth to send users from legitimate Microsoft or Google login pages to phishing sites or malware downloads.
Bleeping Computer

Microsoft, Google OAuth flaws can be abused in phishing attacks

Researchers have discovered a set of previously unknown methods to launch URL redirection attacks against weak OAuth 2.0 implementations. These attacks can lead to the bypassing of phishing detection ...
Dark Reading

New Trickbot Variant Uses URL Redirection to Spread

The authors of the Trickbot banking Trojan have once again begun using URL redirection instead of malicious email attachments to spread their malware. It is the latest example of how cybercriminals ...
Dark Reading

Cyberattackers Target Instagram Users With Threats of Copyright Infringement

Threat actors are targeting Instagram users in a new phishing campaign that uses URL redirection to take over accounts, or steal sensitive information that can be used in future attacks or be sold on ...