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It is highly likely that this inside information from Jira (a platform storing huge amounts of business process information, architectural diagrams, and even improperly stored credentials and secrets) was leveraged in the later ransomware breach.",[],{},"SLH insight box 5",{"sys":1335,"__typename":1218,"content":1336,"name":1347,"title":62},{"id":908},{"json":1337},{"nodeType":239,"data":1338,"content":1339},{},[1340],{"nodeType":243,"data":1341,"content":1342},{},[1343],{"nodeType":247,"value":1344,"marks":1345,"data":1346},"The Salesloft breach in fact originated from a developer’s GitHub account being phished, which enabled the attacker to pivot into AWS, steal access tokens, and pivot to downstream customer environments.",[],{},"SLH insight box 6",{"sys":1349,"__typename":1218,"content":1350,"name":1361,"title":62},{"id":941},{"json":1351},{"nodeType":239,"data":1352,"content":1353},{},[1354],{"nodeType":243,"data":1355,"content":1356},{},[1357],{"nodeType":247,"value":1358,"marks":1359,"data":1360},"While the CyberHaven attacks were conducted by an unknown threat group, the MO of the attacker — pursuing financial gain, bypassing traditional defenses — is very much in-line with the Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters TTPs observed. ",[],{},"SLH insight box 7",{"sys":1363,"__typename":1218,"content":1364,"name":1386,"title":62},{"id":1144},{"json":1365},{"nodeType":239,"data":1366,"content":1367},{},[1368],{"nodeType":243,"data":1369,"content":1370},{},[1371,1375,1382],{"nodeType":247,"value":1372,"marks":1373,"data":1374},"One of the common threads from all of these breaches is the risk posed by ",[],{},{"nodeType":323,"data":1376,"content":1377},{"uri":763},[1378],{"nodeType":247,"value":1379,"marks":1380,"data":1381},"help desk attacks",[],{},{"nodeType":247,"value":1383,"marks":1384,"data":1385},", but it’s easy to over-index here. Naturally, making it possible for help desk operators to reset MFA for all users (including accounts with dangerous privileges) is always going to be targeted — but is fairly easy to address in principle by requiring escalations for high-risk changes. What is more interesting is that the vast majority of the help desk attacks featured in this article involved a single provider that is now no longer contracted by a number of the victims.",[],{},"SLH insight box 8","json",{"items":1389},[],{},"Analyzing \"Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters\" breaches since 2021","2025-11-13T00:00:00.000Z",{"items":1394},[1395,2072,2536],{"__typename":1396,"sys":1397,"content":1399,"title":2054,"synopsis":2055,"hashTags":62,"publishedDate":2056,"slug":2057,"tagsCollection":2058,"authorsCollection":2068},"BlogPosts",{"id":1398},"62Zyr35VUmijkpupWk3hoD",{"json":1400},{"data":1401,"content":1402,"nodeType":239},{},[1403,1420,1427,1430,1438,1445,1452,1472,1478,1485,1492,1499,1506,1509,1517,1524,1530,1537,1545,1552,1559,1565,1585,1591,1598,1605,1612,1618,1621,1629,1649,1656,1688,1695,1702,1708,1715,1722,1729,1732,1740,1759,1765,1772,1779,1785,1792,1799,1802,1810,1817,1837,1882,1889,1896,1903,1906,1914,1921,1928,1935,1938,1946,1953,1984,2004,2011,2014,2022,2029,2036],{"data":1404,"content":1405,"nodeType":243},{},[1406,1410,1416],{"data":1407,"marks":1408,"value":1409,"nodeType":247},{},[],"The view that \"the browser is the new endpoint\" and \"the new battleground for cyber attacks\" is becoming increasingly advocated by security leaders. But what does this ",{"data":1411,"marks":1412,"value":1415,"nodeType":247},{},[1413],{"type":1414},"italic","actually",{"data":1417,"marks":1418,"value":1419,"nodeType":247},{},[]," mean for security teams? ",{"data":1421,"content":1422,"nodeType":243},{},[1423],{"data":1424,"marks":1425,"value":1426,"nodeType":247},{},[],"In this article, we’re cutting out the jargon to explore what a browser-based attack is, and what’s required for effective detection and response. ",{"data":1428,"content":1429,"nodeType":266},{},[],{"data":1431,"content":1432,"nodeType":270},{},[1433],{"data":1434,"marks":1435,"value":1437,"nodeType":247},{},[1436],{"type":277},"What is the goal of a browser-based attack?   ",{"data":1439,"content":1440,"nodeType":243},{},[1441],{"data":1442,"marks":1443,"value":1444,"nodeType":247},{},[],"First, it’s important to establish what the point of a browser-based attack is.",{"data":1446,"content":1447,"nodeType":243},{},[1448],{"data":1449,"marks":1450,"value":1451,"nodeType":247},{},[],"In most scenarios, attackers don’t think of themselves as attacking your web browser. Their end-goal is to compromise your business apps and data. That means going after the third-party apps and services that are now the backbone of business IT — and therefore the top target for attackers. ",{"data":1453,"content":1454,"nodeType":243},{},[1455,1459,1468],{"data":1456,"marks":1457,"value":1458,"nodeType":247},{},[],"The most common attack path today sees attackers log into third-party services, dump the data, and monetize it through extortion. You need only look at last year’s ",{"data":1460,"content":1462,"nodeType":323},{"uri":1461},"https://pushsecurity.com/blog/snowflake-retro?utm_source=bleeping-computer&utm_medium=sponsored-content&utm_term=article",[1463],{"data":1464,"marks":1465,"value":1467,"nodeType":247},{},[1466],{"type":331},"Snowflake",{"data":1469,"marks":1470,"value":1471,"nodeType":247},{},[]," customer breaches or the still-ongoing Salesforce attacks to see the impact.",{"data":1473,"content":1477,"nodeType":294},{"target":1474},{"sys":1475},{"id":1476,"type":299,"linkType":300},"5agrVXzEdwALmew2F5SPDp",[],{"data":1479,"content":1480,"nodeType":243},{},[1481],{"data":1482,"marks":1483,"value":1484,"nodeType":247},{},[],"The most logical way to do this is by targeting users of those apps. And because of the changes to working practices, your users are more accessible than ever to external attackers.",{"data":1486,"content":1487,"nodeType":243},{},[1488],{"data":1489,"marks":1490,"value":1491,"nodeType":247},{},[],"Once upon a time, email was the primary communication channel with the wider world, and work happened locally — on your device, and inside your locked-down network environment. This made email and the endpoint the highest priority from a security perspective. But now, with modern work happening across a network of decentralized internet apps, and more varied communication channels outside of email, it’s harder to stop users from interacting with malicious content (at least, without significantly impeding their ability to do their jobs).",{"data":1493,"content":1494,"nodeType":243},{},[1495],{"data":1496,"marks":1497,"value":1498,"nodeType":247},{},[],"Given that the browser is the place where business apps are accessed and used, it makes sense that attacks are increasingly playing out there too. ",{"data":1500,"content":1501,"nodeType":243},{},[1502],{"data":1503,"marks":1504,"value":1505,"nodeType":247},{},[],"With that covered off, let’s take a closer look at the most prevalent browser-based attack techniques being used by attackers in the wild today.",{"data":1507,"content":1508,"nodeType":266},{},[],{"data":1510,"content":1511,"nodeType":270},{},[1512],{"data":1513,"marks":1514,"value":1516,"nodeType":247},{},[1515],{"type":277},"The 6 key browser-based attacks that security teams need to know about",{"data":1518,"content":1519,"nodeType":243},{},[1520],{"data":1521,"marks":1522,"value":1523,"nodeType":247},{},[],"Attacks that target users in their web browsers have seen an unprecedented rise in recent years. ",{"data":1525,"content":1529,"nodeType":294},{"target":1526},{"sys":1527},{"id":1528,"type":299,"linkType":300},"4ogNqZdObSIJXavHP44lom",[],{"data":1531,"content":1532,"nodeType":243},{},[1533],{"data":1534,"marks":1535,"value":1536,"nodeType":247},{},[],"Here's our breakdown of the top 6 browser-based attacks that should be on every security team's radar right now. ",{"data":1538,"content":1539,"nodeType":427},{},[1540],{"data":1541,"marks":1542,"value":1544,"nodeType":247},{},[1543],{"type":277},"1. Phishing for credentials and sessions",{"data":1546,"content":1547,"nodeType":243},{},[1548],{"data":1549,"marks":1550,"value":1551,"nodeType":247},{},[],"The most direct way for an attacker to compromise a business application is to phish a user of that app. You might not necessarily think of phishing as a browser-based attack, but that’s exactly what it is today. ",{"data":1553,"content":1554,"nodeType":243},{},[1555],{"data":1556,"marks":1557,"value":1558,"nodeType":247},{},[],"Phishing tooling and infrastructure has evolved a lot in the past decade, while the changes to business IT means there are both many more vectors for phishing attack delivery, and apps and identities to target. Attackers can deliver links over instant messenger apps, social media, SMS, malicious ads, and using in-app messenger functionality, as well as sending emails directly from SaaS services to bypass email-based checks. Likewise, there are now hundreds of apps per enterprise to target, with varying levels of account security configuration. ",{"data":1560,"content":1564,"nodeType":294},{"target":1561},{"sys":1562},{"id":1563,"type":299,"linkType":300},"3SrKOgpedLMQRpKIZqUQur",[],{"data":1566,"content":1567,"nodeType":243},{},[1568,1572,1581],{"data":1569,"marks":1570,"value":1571,"nodeType":247},{},[],"Whereas phishing was once entirely focused on credential theft, modern phishing attacks see the attacker intercept the victim’s session on the target app, using reverse-proxy Attacker-in-the-Middle kits that are the standard choice for attackers today. This means most forms of MFA can be bypassed, with the exception of passkeys (though attackers are finding ways to work around passkeys using ",{"data":1573,"content":1575,"nodeType":323},{"uri":1574},"https://pushsecurity.com/blog/mfa-downgrade-attacks/?utm_source=bleeping-computer&utm_medium=sponsored-content&utm_term=article",[1576],{"data":1577,"marks":1578,"value":1580,"nodeType":247},{},[1579],{"type":331},"downgrade attacks",{"data":1582,"marks":1583,"value":1584,"nodeType":247},{},[],"). ",{"data":1586,"content":1590,"nodeType":294},{"target":1587},{"sys":1588},{"id":1589,"type":299,"linkType":300},"2sOFEdAwQZjWOGzNAlGavb",[],{"data":1592,"content":1593,"nodeType":243},{},[1594],{"data":1595,"marks":1596,"value":1597,"nodeType":247},{},[],"There are other key differences to be aware of too. Today, phishing operates on an industrial scale, using an array of obfuscation and detection evasion techniques. The latest generation of fully customized AitM phishing kits are dynamically obfuscating the code that loads the web page, implementing custom bot protection (e.g. CAPTCHA or Cloudflare Turnstile), using runtime anti-analysis features, and using legitimate SaaS and cloud services to host and deliver phishing links to cover their tracks.",{"data":1599,"content":1600,"nodeType":243},{},[1601],{"data":1602,"marks":1603,"value":1604,"nodeType":247},{},[],"This means that traditional anti-phishing tools at the email and network layer are struggling to keep up, with many attacks evading email-based detections (or bypassing email altogether). At the same time, proxy-based solutions now see a garbled mess of JavaScript code without the necessary context of what is actually happening in the browser to be able to piece it together effectively. Even if they don’t realize it, this means many organizations are now relying solely on blocking known-bad sites and hosts — a wildly ineffective solution in 2025 with the rate that attackers refresh and rotate their phishing infrastructure. ",{"data":1606,"content":1607,"nodeType":243},{},[1608],{"data":1609,"marks":1610,"value":1611,"nodeType":247},{},[],"These changes make phishing more effective than ever, and increasingly difficult to detect and block without being able to observe and analyze web pages that a user interacts with in real time — something only possible with browser-level visibility. ",{"data":1613,"content":1617,"nodeType":294},{"target":1614},{"sys":1615},{"id":1616,"type":299,"linkType":300},"1II2kHyOZcShLsexx1TAgy",[],{"data":1619,"content":1620,"nodeType":266},{},[],{"data":1622,"content":1623,"nodeType":427},{},[1624],{"data":1625,"marks":1626,"value":1628,"nodeType":247},{},[1627],{"type":277},"2. Malicious copy and paste (aka. ClickFix, FileFix, etc.)",{"data":1630,"content":1631,"nodeType":243},{},[1632,1636,1645],{"data":1633,"marks":1634,"value":1635,"nodeType":247},{},[],"One of the biggest security trends in the past year has been the emergence of the attack technique known as ",{"data":1637,"content":1639,"nodeType":323},{"uri":1638},"https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/08/21/think-before-you-clickfix-analyzing-the-clickfix-social-engineering-technique/",[1640],{"data":1641,"marks":1642,"value":1644,"nodeType":247},{},[1643],{"type":331},"ClickFix",{"data":1646,"marks":1647,"value":1648,"nodeType":247},{},[],". ",{"data":1650,"content":1651,"nodeType":243},{},[1652],{"data":1653,"marks":1654,"value":1655,"nodeType":247},{},[],"Originally known as “Fake CAPTCHA”, these attacks attempt to trick users into running malicious commands on their device — typically by solving some form of verification challenge in the browser. ",{"data":1657,"content":1658,"nodeType":243},{},[1659,1663,1672,1676,1685],{"data":1660,"marks":1661,"value":1662,"nodeType":247},{},[],"In reality, by solving the challenge, the victim is actually copying malicious code from the page clipboard and running it on their device. It typically gives the victim instructions that involve clicking prompts and copying, pasting, and running commands directly in the Windows Run dialog box, Terminal, or PowerShell. Variants such as ",{"data":1664,"content":1666,"nodeType":323},{"uri":1665},"https://mrd0x.com/filefix-clickfix-alternative/",[1667],{"data":1668,"marks":1669,"value":1671,"nodeType":247},{},[1670],{"type":331},"FileFix",{"data":1673,"marks":1674,"value":1675,"nodeType":247},{},[]," have also emerged which instead uses the File Explorer Address Bar to execute OS commands, while recent examples have seen this attack branch out to ",{"data":1677,"content":1679,"nodeType":323},{"uri":1678},"https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-mac-fixes-trick-users-into-installing-new-shamos-infostealer/",[1680],{"data":1681,"marks":1682,"value":1684,"nodeType":247},{},[1683],{"type":331},"Mac via the macOS terminal",{"data":1686,"marks":1687,"value":1208,"nodeType":247},{},[],{"data":1689,"content":1690,"nodeType":243},{},[1691],{"data":1692,"marks":1693,"value":1694,"nodeType":247},{},[],"Most commonly, these attacks are used to deliver infostealer malware, using stolen session cookies and credentials to access business apps and services. ",{"data":1696,"content":1697,"nodeType":243},{},[1698],{"data":1699,"marks":1700,"value":1701,"nodeType":247},{},[],"Like modern credential and session phishing, links to malicious pages are distributed over various delivery channels and using a variety of lures, including impersonating CAPTCHA, Cloudflare Turnstile, simulating an error loading a webpage, and many more. ",{"data":1703,"content":1707,"nodeType":294},{"target":1704},{"sys":1705},{"id":1706,"type":299,"linkType":300},"6O9YiOfhpGFCDsTil9F3On",[],{"data":1709,"content":1710,"nodeType":243},{},[1711],{"data":1712,"marks":1713,"value":1714,"nodeType":247},{},[],"The variance in lure, and differences between different versions of the same lure, can make it difficult to fingerprint and detect based on visual elements alone. Also, many of the same protections being used to obfuscate and prevent analysis of phishing pages also apply to ClickFix pages, making it equally challenging to detect and block them. ",{"data":1716,"content":1717,"nodeType":243},{},[1718],{"data":1719,"marks":1720,"value":1721,"nodeType":247},{},[],"This leaves most of the detection and blocking down to endpoint-layer controls around user-level code execution and malware running on a device. The quantity of ClickFix-related headlines in the news would indicate that endpoint controls are being routinely bypassed, or perhaps evaded altogether by targeting personal or BYOD devices. ",{"data":1723,"content":1724,"nodeType":243},{},[1725],{"data":1726,"marks":1727,"value":1728,"nodeType":247},{},[],"There is a significant opportunity to detect these attacks in the browser and stop them at the earliest opportunity, before they reach the endpoint. Every ClickFix attack and variant has a key action in common — malicious code is copied from the page’s clipboard. In some cases, this happens without any user interaction (where the only requirement on the user is to run code that has been silently copied behind the scenes), presenting a strong indicator of malicious behavior that can be observed in the browser. ",{"data":1730,"content":1731,"nodeType":266},{},[],{"data":1733,"content":1734,"nodeType":427},{},[1735],{"data":1736,"marks":1737,"value":1739,"nodeType":247},{},[1738],{"type":277},"3. Malicious OAuth integrations",{"data":1741,"content":1742,"nodeType":243},{},[1743,1747,1755],{"data":1744,"marks":1745,"value":1746,"nodeType":247},{},[],"Malicious OAuth integrations are another way for attackers to compromise an app by tricking a user into authorizing an integration with a malicious, attacker-controlled app, with the level of data access and functionality dictated by the scopes authorized in the request. This is also known as ",{"data":1748,"content":1750,"nodeType":323},{"uri":1749},"https://github.com/pushsecurity/saas-attacks/blob/main/techniques/consent_phishing/description.md",[1751],{"data":1752,"marks":1753,"value":1754,"nodeType":247},{},[],"consent phishing",{"data":1756,"marks":1757,"value":1758,"nodeType":247},{},[],". ",{"data":1760,"content":1764,"nodeType":294},{"target":1761},{"sys":1762},{"id":1763,"type":299,"linkType":300},"5JaP4WSfFsFSbvaa9BQBOq",[],{"data":1766,"content":1767,"nodeType":243},{},[1768],{"data":1769,"marks":1770,"value":1771,"nodeType":247},{},[],"This is an effective way for attackers to bypass hardened authentication and access controls by sidestepping the typical login process to take over an account and compromise business apps. This includes phishing-resistant MFA methods like passkeys — since the standard login process does not apply. ",{"data":1773,"content":1774,"nodeType":243},{},[1775],{"data":1776,"marks":1777,"value":1778,"nodeType":247},{},[],"A variant of this attack has dominated the headlines recently with the ongoing Salesforce breaches. In this scenario, the attacker tricked the victim into authorizing an attacker-controlled OAuth app via the device code authorization flow in Salesforce, which requires the user to enter an 8-digit code in place of a password or MFA factor.",{"data":1780,"content":1784,"nodeType":294},{"target":1781},{"sys":1782},{"id":1783,"type":299,"linkType":300},"3odEFcUcpKN553gHh2P5yr",[],{"data":1786,"content":1787,"nodeType":243},{},[1788],{"data":1789,"marks":1790,"value":1791,"nodeType":247},{},[],"Preventing malicious OAuth grants being authorized requires tight in-app management of user permissions and tenant security settings. This is no mean feat when considering the 100s of apps in use across the modern enterprise, many of which are not centrally managed by IT and security teams (or in some cases, are completely unknown to them). Even then, you’re limited by the controls made available by the app vendor. In this case, Salesforce has announced planned changes to OAuth app authorization in order to improve security prompted by these attacks — but many more apps with insecure configs exist for attackers to take advantage of in future. ",{"data":1793,"content":1794,"nodeType":243},{},[1795],{"data":1796,"marks":1797,"value":1798,"nodeType":247},{},[],"However, unlike app-specific integrations, browser-based security tools are well positioned to observe OAuth grants across all apps accessed in the browser — even the ones the security team doesn’t manage or know about, or without needing to pay for the app’s special security add-on to get visibility.",{"data":1800,"content":1801,"nodeType":266},{},[],{"data":1803,"content":1804,"nodeType":427},{},[1805],{"data":1806,"marks":1807,"value":1809,"nodeType":247},{},[1808],{"type":277},"4. Malicious browser extensions",{"data":1811,"content":1812,"nodeType":243},{},[1813],{"data":1814,"marks":1815,"value":1816,"nodeType":247},{},[],"Malicious browser extensions are another way for attackers to compromise your business apps by observing and capturing logins as they happen, and/or extracting session cookies and credentials saved in the browser cache and password manager. ",{"data":1818,"content":1819,"nodeType":243},{},[1820,1824,1833],{"data":1821,"marks":1822,"value":1823,"nodeType":247},{},[],"Attackers do this by creating their own malicious extension and tricking your users into installing it, or taking over an existing extension to gain access to browsers where it is already installed (",{"data":1825,"content":1827,"nodeType":323},{"uri":1826},"https://secureannex.com/blog/buying-browser-extensions/",[1828],{"data":1829,"marks":1830,"value":1832,"nodeType":247},{},[1831],{"type":331},"it’s very easy for attackers to buy and add malicious updates to existing extensions",{"data":1834,"marks":1835,"value":1836,"nodeType":247},{},[],", easily passing extension web store security checks). ",{"data":1838,"content":1839,"nodeType":243},{},[1840,1844,1853,1857,1866,1870,1879],{"data":1841,"marks":1842,"value":1843,"nodeType":247},{},[],"The news around extension-based compromises has been on the rise since the ",{"data":1845,"content":1847,"nodeType":323},{"uri":1846},"https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-details-reveal-how-hackers-hijacked-35-google-chrome-extensions/",[1848],{"data":1849,"marks":1850,"value":1852,"nodeType":247},{},[1851],{"type":331},"Cyberhaven extension",{"data":1854,"marks":1855,"value":1856,"nodeType":247},{},[]," was hacked in December 2024, along with at least 35 other extensions. Since then, there has been regular reporting on data-stealing extensions ",{"data":1858,"content":1860,"nodeType":323},{"uri":1859},"https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/data-stealing-chrome-extensions-impersonate-fortinet-youtube-vpns/",[1861],{"data":1862,"marks":1863,"value":1865,"nodeType":247},{},[1864],{"type":331},"impersonating legitimate brands",{"data":1867,"marks":1868,"value":1869,"nodeType":247},{},[],", and ",{"data":1871,"content":1873,"nodeType":323},{"uri":1872},"https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/chrome-extensions-with-6-million-installs-have-hidden-tracking-code/",[1874],{"data":1875,"marks":1876,"value":1878,"nodeType":247},{},[1877],{"type":331},"impacting millions of users",{"data":1880,"marks":1881,"value":1208,"nodeType":247},{},[],{"data":1883,"content":1884,"nodeType":243},{},[1885],{"data":1886,"marks":1887,"value":1888,"nodeType":247},{},[],"Risky browser extension permissions include broad data access, the ability to modify website content, track user activity, capture screenshots, and manage tabs or network requests. Permissions like \"read and change all data on all websites\" or access to cookies and browsing history are particularly dangerous as they can be exploited for session hijacking, data theft, malware injection, or phishing.",{"data":1890,"content":1891,"nodeType":243},{},[1892],{"data":1893,"marks":1894,"value":1895,"nodeType":247},{},[],"Generally, your employees should not be randomly installing browser extensions unless pre-approved by your security team. The reality, however, is that many organizations have very little visibility of the extensions their employees are using, and the potential risk they’re exposed to as a result. ",{"data":1897,"content":1898,"nodeType":243},{},[1899],{"data":1900,"marks":1901,"value":1902,"nodeType":247},{},[],"To tackle malicious extensions, security tools operating in the browser can track the browser extensions deployed, highlight risky permissions, compare with known-malicious extensions, identify fraudulent/unofficial versions of a legitimate extension, and highlight other risky properties commonly associated with malicious extensions (e.g. “Developer” extensions). ",{"data":1904,"content":1905,"nodeType":266},{},[],{"data":1907,"content":1908,"nodeType":427},{},[1909],{"data":1910,"marks":1911,"value":1913,"nodeType":247},{},[1912],{"type":277},"5. 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