Device codes are alphanumeric or numeric codes employed for authenticating an account on a device that does not have a standard login interface, such as a browser or input-limited devices, where it is ...

Just as we think we’re getting one step ahead of cybercriminals, they find a new way to evade our defenses. The latest method causing trouble for security teams is that of device code phishing, a ...

GUEST RESEARCH: Device code phishing has advantages over traditional credential phishing in stealth, persistence and evasion New research from Barracuda provides step-by-step insight into how ...

Proofpoint reports phishing surge abusing Microsoft OAuth 2.0 device code flow Victims enter codes on real Microsoft domains, granting attackers access tokens Proofpoint advises blocking device code ...

Researchers have uncovered a sustained and ongoing campaign by Russian spies that uses a clever phishing technique to hijack Microsoft 365 accounts belonging to a wide range of targets, researchers ...

Overlooked attack method used since last August in a rash of account takeovers. Well, this sucks. But the target list makes sense, from the perspective of an enemy attacking. Ed: trying to be sure the ...

Cybercriminals and state-sponsored hackers are increasingly exploiting Microsoft’s legitimate OAuth 2.0 device authorization process to hijack enterprise accounts, bypassing multifactor authentication ...

A surge in phishing campaigns abusing Microsoft’s OAuth device code authorization flow has been observed with multiple threat clusters using the technique to gain unauthorized access to Microsoft 365 ...

An active campaign from a threat actor potentially linked to Russia is targeting Microsoft 365 accounts of individuals at organizations of interest using device code phishing. The targets are in the ...

Device code phishing attacks that abuse the OAuth 2.0 Device Authorization Grant flow to hijack accounts have surged more than 37 times this year. In this type of attack, the threat actor sends a ...