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You don’t need to wait until it all goes wrong either — you can use Push to proactively find and fix vulnerabilities across the apps that your employees use, like ghost logins, SSO coverage gaps, MFA gaps, vulnerable passwords, and more to harden your attack surface.",[],{},{"nodeType":249,"data":2656,"content":2657},{},[2658,2662,2671,2675,2684],{"nodeType":248,"value":2659,"marks":2660,"data":2661},"To learn more about Push, ",[],{},{"nodeType":278,"data":2663,"content":2665},{"uri":2664},"https://pushsecurity.com/resources/product-brochure",[2666],{"nodeType":248,"value":2667,"marks":2668,"data":2670},"check out our latest product overview",[2669],{"type":1817},{},{"nodeType":248,"value":2672,"marks":2673,"data":2674}," or ",[],{},{"nodeType":278,"data":2676,"content":2678},{"uri":2677},"https://pushsecurity.com/demo",[2679],{"nodeType":248,"value":2680,"marks":2681,"data":2683},"book some time with one of our team for a live demo",[2682],{"type":1817},{},{"nodeType":248,"value":793,"marks":2685,"data":2686},[],{},"How Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters breaches demonstrate the evolution of attacker TTPs, shaping the future of cyber attacks.","2025-11-13T00:00:00.000Z",{"items":2690},[2691,2695],{"sys":2692,"name":2694},{"id":2693},"6A5RXS31ZQx3PwryGb1IMy","Browser-based attacks",{"sys":2696,"name":2698},{"id":2697},"4ksQNCFeBf8H4QIORqpRLw","Detection & response",{"items":2700},[2701],{"fullName":2702,"firstName":2703,"jobTitle":2704,"profilePicture":2705},"Dan Green","Dan","Threat Research",{"url":2706},"https://images.ctfassets.net/y1cdw1ablpvd/7jik1VhFgA3kgzXBXTm2Vw/fcd8c171da644903d0827eafcfbcaad0/Dan_Headshot_2025.png",{"__typename":1568,"sys":2708,"content":2710,"title":3561,"synopsis":3562,"hashTags":62,"publishedDate":3563,"slug":3564,"tagsCollection":3565,"authorsCollection":3571},{"id":2709},"71EaaK7lfl6bQBbkAU0qjv",{"json":2711},{"nodeType":1561,"data":2712,"content":2713},{},[2714,2722,2729,2736,2743,2755,2762,2768,2774,2777,2785,2792,2799,2805,2825,2832,2838,2845,2851,2858,2901,2907,2913,2920,2927,2930,2938,2958,2965,2971,2990,2996,3015,3022,3025,3033,3040,3085,3097,3100,3108,3127,3134,3150,3157,3164,3170,3177,3180,3188,3195,3248,3255,3258,3266,3272,3279,3286,3292,3299,3332,3339,3346,3352,3359,3365,3373,3393,3400,3433,3440,3473,3476,3484,3491,3497,3516,3523,3549,3555],{"nodeType":436,"data":2715,"content":2716},{},[2717],{"nodeType":248,"value":2718,"marks":2719,"data":2721},"Introducing “ConsentFix” — a new kind of phishing attack",[2720],{"type":349},{},{"nodeType":249,"data":2723,"content":2724},{},[2725],{"nodeType":248,"value":2726,"marks":2727,"data":2728},"The Push browser agent recently detected and blocked a new attack technique seen targeting several Push customers. ",[],{},{"nodeType":249,"data":2730,"content":2731},{},[2732],{"nodeType":248,"value":2733,"marks":2734,"data":2735},"This is a new kind of browser-based attack technique that takes over user accounts with a simple copy and paste. If you’re already logged into the app in your browser, you don’t even need to supply creds, or pass an MFA check — meaning it effectively circumvents phishing-resistant auth like passkeys too.",[],{},{"nodeType":249,"data":2737,"content":2738},{},[2739],{"nodeType":248,"value":2740,"marks":2741,"data":2742},"This is so different from the AiTM phish kits we usually come up against that we felt it deserved a new name. ",[],{},{"nodeType":249,"data":2744,"content":2745},{},[2746,2751],{"nodeType":248,"value":2747,"marks":2748,"data":2750},"Enter: ConsentFix. ",[2749],{"type":349},{},{"nodeType":248,"value":2752,"marks":2753,"data":2754},"This attack shares a lot of similarities with ClickFix/FileFix, AiTM phishing, and OAuth Consent Phishing. You can think of this as a browser-native ClickFix attack that phishes an OAuth token on a target app by getting the victim to copy and paste a URL containing OAuth key material into a phishing page. ",[],{},{"nodeType":249,"data":2756,"content":2757},{},[2758],{"nodeType":248,"value":2759,"marks":2760,"data":2761},"The campaign we detected looks to be specifically targeting Microsoft accounts by abusing the Azure CLI OAuth app. Essentially, the attacker tricks the victim into logging into Azure CLI, by generating an OAuth authorization code — visible in a localhost URL — and then pasting that URL (including the code) into an attacker-controlled page. This then creates an OAuth connection between the victim’s Microsoft account and the attacker’s Azure CLI instance. ",[],{},{"nodeType":410,"data":2763,"content":2767},{"target":2764},{"sys":2765},{"id":2766,"type":407,"linkType":408},"5GTnqWIbmraz8HZeHMybrP",[],{"nodeType":410,"data":2769,"content":2773},{"target":2770},{"sys":2771},{"id":2772,"type":407,"linkType":408},"1lcjX5q3b1bsuhyOXKvJpW",[],{"nodeType":428,"data":2775,"content":2776},{},[],{"nodeType":436,"data":2778,"content":2779},{},[2780],{"nodeType":248,"value":2781,"marks":2782,"data":2784},"How ConsentFix works",[2783],{"type":349},{},{"nodeType":249,"data":2786,"content":2787},{},[2788],{"nodeType":248,"value":2789,"marks":2790,"data":2791},"In all of the examples we saw, the victim accessed a malicious or compromised webpage via Google Search. 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Further, once the check has concluded per IP, the phishing page will no longer activate, even a different email is provided.  ",[],{},{"nodeType":410,"data":2833,"content":2837},{"target":2834},{"sys":2835},{"id":2836,"type":407,"linkType":408},"7ttmGnTzi9j87tBXfyFcOA",[],{"nodeType":249,"data":2839,"content":2840},{},[2841],{"nodeType":248,"value":2842,"marks":2843,"data":2844},"After entering an approved email address, the next stage was loaded, prompting the victim to complete a set of instructions on the page to continue.",[],{},{"nodeType":410,"data":2846,"content":2850},{"target":2847},{"sys":2848},{"id":2849,"type":407,"linkType":408},"2oHYNoMgAz6MdgLlcWjbaB",[],{"nodeType":249,"data":2852,"content":2853},{},[2854],{"nodeType":248,"value":2855,"marks":2856,"data":2857},"To complete the attack, the victim must:",[],{},{"nodeType":324,"data":2859,"content":2860},{},[2861,2871,2881,2891],{"nodeType":283,"data":2862,"content":2863},{},[2864],{"nodeType":249,"data":2865,"content":2866},{},[2867],{"nodeType":248,"value":2868,"marks":2869,"data":2870},"Click the “Sign In” button. This opens a new tab that loads a legitimate Microsoft URL associated with the user account/email used to access the page.",[],{},{"nodeType":283,"data":2872,"content":2873},{},[2874],{"nodeType":249,"data":2875,"content":2876},{},[2877],{"nodeType":248,"value":2878,"marks":2879,"data":2880},"If the user is already logged into Microsoft in their browser, they simply need to select their MS account from the dropdown. 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This is because any attack that touches the endpoint (a traditionally much better protected surface) is way more likely to be detected. And with many ClickFix attacks being used to deliver infostealer malware, these attacks are really trying to get back into the browser anyway — to steal credentials and sessions stored there. ",[],{},{"nodeType":249,"data":2959,"content":2960},{},[2961],{"nodeType":248,"value":2962,"marks":2963,"data":2964},"Let’s take a closer look at the page — if you follow Push research, you might be getting déjà vu. ",[],{},{"nodeType":410,"data":2966,"content":2970},{"target":2967},{"sys":2968},{"id":2969,"type":407,"linkType":408},"1vMZCJ92IxFdR1EzzCOOvb",[],{"nodeType":249,"data":2972,"content":2973},{},[2974,2978,2987],{"nodeType":248,"value":2975,"marks":2976,"data":2977},"We’ve seen this kind of embedded video player before (albeit a slicker looking one) that we blogged about as ",[],{},{"nodeType":278,"data":2979,"content":2981},{"uri":2980},"https://pushsecurity.com/blog/the-most-advanced-clickfix-yet/",[2982],{"nodeType":248,"value":2983,"marks":2984,"data":2986},"the most advanced ClickFix we’d seen",[2985],{"type":1817},{},{"nodeType":248,"value":793,"marks":2988,"data":2989},[],{},{"nodeType":410,"data":2991,"content":2995},{"target":2992},{"sys":2993},{"id":2994,"type":407,"linkType":408},"ID7VKJNOZk729P5zBOBjZ",[],{"nodeType":249,"data":2997,"content":2998},{},[2999,3003,3011],{"nodeType":248,"value":3000,"marks":3001,"data":3002},"Another similarity with ClickFix campaigns we’ve investigated is the use of Google Search as a delivery vector. 4 in 5 ClickFix attacks intercepted by Push came via Google Search, with attackers using ",[],{},{"nodeType":278,"data":3004,"content":3006},{"uri":3005},"https://phishing-techniques.pushsecurity.com/techniques/malvertising/",[3007],{"nodeType":248,"value":509,"marks":3008,"data":3010},[3009],{"type":1817},{},{"nodeType":248,"value":3012,"marks":3013,"data":3014}," and either compromised or custom vibe-coded websites to intercept users as they browse the internet. ",[],{},{"nodeType":249,"data":3016,"content":3017},{},[3018],{"nodeType":248,"value":3019,"marks":3020,"data":3021},"So it seems highly likely that this is a kind of browser-native evolution of ClickFix that shares many elements with typical ClickFix attacks, and is probably used by the same groups of attackers.",[],{},{"nodeType":428,"data":3023,"content":3024},{},[],{"nodeType":436,"data":3026,"content":3027},{},[3028],{"nodeType":248,"value":3029,"marks":3030,"data":3032},"OAuth shenanigans via Azure CLI",[3031],{"type":349},{},{"nodeType":249,"data":3034,"content":3035},{},[3036],{"nodeType":248,"value":3037,"marks":3038,"data":3039},"The clever use of Azure CLI and OAuth consent abuse is another clever iteration on previous techniques. ",[],{},{"nodeType":249,"data":3041,"content":3042},{},[3043,3047,3056,3059,3068,3072,3081],{"nodeType":248,"value":3044,"marks":3045,"data":3046},"We’ve previously seen ",[],{},{"nodeType":278,"data":3048,"content":3050},{"uri":3049},"https://phishing-techniques.pushsecurity.com/techniques/consent-phishing/",[3051],{"nodeType":248,"value":3052,"marks":3053,"data":3055},"consent phishing",[3054],{"type":1817},{},{"nodeType":248,"value":2145,"marks":3057,"data":3058},[],{},{"nodeType":278,"data":3060,"content":3062},{"uri":3061},"https://phishing-techniques.pushsecurity.com/techniques/device-code-phishing/",[3063],{"nodeType":248,"value":3064,"marks":3065,"data":3067},"device code phishing",[3066],{"type":1817},{},{"nodeType":248,"value":3069,"marks":3070,"data":3071}," attacks where attackers have tricked victims into connecting malicious external apps into their tenant via OAuth, but this is becoming increasingly difficult in core enterprise cloud environments like Azure due to ",[],{},{"nodeType":278,"data":3073,"content":3075},{"uri":3074},"https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/admin/misc/user-consent?view=o365-worldwide",[3076],{"nodeType":248,"value":3077,"marks":3078,"data":3080},"stricter default configs",[3079],{"type":1817},{},{"nodeType":248,"value":3082,"marks":3083,"data":3084},". 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",[],{},{"nodeType":249,"data":3128,"content":3129},{},[3130],{"nodeType":248,"value":3131,"marks":3132,"data":3133},"As well as the use of Google Search to deliver the lure, and bot protection to prevent security tools from analyzing the page, there were multiple layers of anti-analysis techniques to navigate.",[],{},{"nodeType":249,"data":3135,"content":3136},{},[3137,3141,3146],{"nodeType":248,"value":3138,"marks":3139,"data":3140},"We already mentioned the use of selective targeting based on email addresses and domain names. But all sites involved in the campaign also have synchronized IP blocking — meaning if you visit one site and are served one of the associated phishing pages, the phish will never be served again, ",[],{},{"nodeType":248,"value":3142,"marks":3143,"data":3145},"across any of the sites linked to the campaign",[3144],{"type":349},{},{"nodeType":248,"value":3147,"marks":3148,"data":3149},". When you visit any of the sites again, the phish won't trigger, and it can be browsed as normal. ",[],{},{"nodeType":249,"data":3151,"content":3152},{},[3153],{"nodeType":248,"value":3154,"marks":3155,"data":3156},"On the backend, there are multiple checks based on your IP and identifiers unique to your session. Unless all of the conditions are met, certain JavaScript packages won't be served — preventing full inspection of the page to detect malicious elements. ",[],{},{"nodeType":249,"data":3158,"content":3159},{},[3160],{"nodeType":248,"value":3161,"marks":3162,"data":3163},"If the conditions aren't met, the page may not load the Cloudflare Turnstile check at all, or will redirect you back to the site to continue browsing as normal.",[],{},{"nodeType":410,"data":3165,"content":3169},{"target":3166},{"sys":3167},{"id":3168,"type":407,"linkType":408},"5v0zDoscA6pYLBfkXrNtIH",[],{"nodeType":249,"data":3171,"content":3172},{},[3173],{"nodeType":248,"value":3174,"marks":3175,"data":3176},"All of these make it incredibly hard to detect and block these attacks ahead of time when relying on URL-based checks and traffic analysis.",[],{},{"nodeType":428,"data":3178,"content":3179},{},[],{"nodeType":436,"data":3181,"content":3182},{},[3183],{"nodeType":248,"value":3184,"marks":3185,"data":3187},"Key takeaways",[3186],{"type":349},{},{"nodeType":249,"data":3189,"content":3190},{},[3191],{"nodeType":248,"value":3192,"marks":3193,"data":3194},"ConsentFix is a dangerous evolution of ClickFix and consent phishing that is incredibly hard for traditional security tools to detect and block, as:",[],{},{"nodeType":324,"data":3196,"content":3197},{},[3198,3208,3218,3228,3238],{"nodeType":283,"data":3199,"content":3200},{},[3201],{"nodeType":249,"data":3202,"content":3203},{},[3204],{"nodeType":248,"value":3205,"marks":3206,"data":3207},"The attack happens entirely inside the browser context, removing one of the key detection opportunities for ClickFix (because it doesn’t touch the endpoint).",[],{},{"nodeType":283,"data":3209,"content":3210},{},[3211],{"nodeType":249,"data":3212,"content":3213},{},[3214],{"nodeType":248,"value":3215,"marks":3216,"data":3217},"Delivering the lure via a Google Search watering hole attack completely circumvents email-based anti-phishing controls.",[],{},{"nodeType":283,"data":3219,"content":3220},{},[3221],{"nodeType":249,"data":3222,"content":3223},{},[3224],{"nodeType":248,"value":3225,"marks":3226,"data":3227},"Targeting a first-party app like Azure CLI means that many of the mitigating controls available for third-party app integrations do not apply — making this attack way harder to prevent.",[],{},{"nodeType":283,"data":3229,"content":3230},{},[3231],{"nodeType":249,"data":3232,"content":3233},{},[3234],{"nodeType":248,"value":3235,"marks":3236,"data":3237},"Because there’s no login required, phishing-resistant authentication controls like passkeys have no impact on this attack. ",[],{},{"nodeType":283,"data":3239,"content":3240},{},[3241],{"nodeType":249,"data":3242,"content":3243},{},[3244],{"nodeType":248,"value":3245,"marks":3246,"data":3247},"The use of advanced detection evasion techniques makes this attack difficult to investigate, meaning these attacks are going undetected. 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We’ll be monitoring to see how attackers adapt in terms of integrating these capabilities with common as-a-Service offerings to make them more widespread, and whether the scope extends further beyond Microsoft / Azure CLI targets in the future to target other enterprise cloud ecosystems. ",[],{},{"nodeType":428,"data":3256,"content":3257},{},[],{"nodeType":436,"data":3259,"content":3260},{},[3261],{"nodeType":248,"value":3262,"marks":3263,"data":3265},"Recommendations",[3264],{"type":349},{},{"nodeType":410,"data":3267,"content":3271},{"target":3268},{"sys":3269},{"id":3270,"type":407,"linkType":408},"3aBCwdB2aNnLRxRN5RrshC",[],{"nodeType":249,"data":3273,"content":3274},{},[3275],{"nodeType":248,"value":3276,"marks":3277,"data":3278},"On the backend, exploitation of this attack will lead to login events being observed to the Microsoft Azure CLI app. It’s likely that any legitimate use of this will most likely be limited to system administrators and possibly developers. 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The continual evolution of phishing means it remains one of the most effective methods available to attackers today — in fact, it’s arguably more effective than ever. ",[],{},{"nodeType":249,"data":3600,"content":3601},{},[3602],{"nodeType":248,"value":3603,"marks":3604,"data":3605},"Let’s take a closer look at the key trends that defined phishing attacks in 2025, and what these changes mean for security teams heading into 2026. ",[],{},{"nodeType":428,"data":3607,"content":3608},{},[],{"nodeType":436,"data":3610,"content":3611},{},[3612],{"nodeType":248,"value":3613,"marks":3614,"data":3616},"#1: Phishing goes omni-channel",[3615],{"type":349},{},{"nodeType":249,"data":3618,"content":3619},{},[3620],{"nodeType":248,"value":3621,"marks":3622,"data":3623},"We’ve been talking about the rise of non-email phishing for some time now, but 2025 was the year phishing truly went omni-channel. ",[],{},{"nodeType":249,"data":3625,"content":3626},{},[3627],{"nodeType":248,"value":3628,"marks":3629,"data":3630},"Although most of the industry’s data on phishing still comes from email security vendors and tools, the picture is starting to change. Roughly 1 in 3 phishing attacks detected by Push Security were delivered outside of email. ",[],{},{"nodeType":249,"data":3632,"content":3633},{},[3634],{"nodeType":248,"value":3635,"marks":3636,"data":3637},"There are many examples of phishing campaigns operated outside of email, with LinkedIn DMs and Google Search being the top channels we identified. 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With email being the best protected phishing vector, it sidesteps these controls entirely. There’s no need to build up your sender reputation, find ways to trick content analysis engines, or hope your message doesn’t end up in the spam folder.",[],{},{"nodeType":249,"data":3760,"content":3761},{},[3762],{"nodeType":248,"value":3763,"marks":3764,"data":3765},"In comparison, non-email vectors have practically no screening, your security team has no visibility, and users are less likely to anticipate possible phishing. It’s arguable that a company Exec is more likely to engage with a LinkedIn DM from a reputable account than a cold email. And social media apps do nothing to analyse messages for phishing links. 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This is an effective way to launch “watering hole” style attacks, casting a wide net to harvest credentials and account access that can be re-sold to other criminals for a fee, or leveraged by partners in the cybercriminal ecosystem as part of major cyber breaches (such as the recent attacks by the “",[],{},{"nodeType":278,"data":3774,"content":3776},{"uri":3775},"https://pushsecurity.com/blog/scattered-lapsus-hunters",[3777],{"nodeType":248,"value":1024,"marks":3778,"data":3780},[3779],{"type":1817},{},{"nodeType":248,"value":3782,"marks":3783,"data":3784},"” criminal collective, all of which began with identity-based initial access). ",[],{},{"nodeType":428,"data":3786,"content":3787},{},[],{"nodeType":436,"data":3789,"content":3790},{},[3791],{"nodeType":248,"value":3792,"marks":3793,"data":3795},"#2: Criminal PhaaS kits dominate",[3794],{"type":349},{},{"nodeType":249,"data":3797,"content":3798},{},[3799],{"nodeType":248,"value":3800,"marks":3801,"data":3802},"The vast majority of phishing attacks today use a reverse proxy. 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This is not unique to phishing: Ransomware-as-a-Service, Credential Stuffing-as-a-Service, and many more for-hire tools and services exist for criminals to use for a fee. ",[],{},{"nodeType":249,"data":3818,"content":3819},{},[3820,3824,3833,3836,3843,3847,3856],{"nodeType":248,"value":3821,"marks":3822,"data":3823},"This competitive environment has fueled attacker innovation, resulting in an environment in which MFA-bypass is table stakes, phishing-resistant authentication is being circumvented through ",[],{},{"nodeType":278,"data":3825,"content":3827},{"uri":3826},"https://pushsecurity.com/blog/mfa-downgrade-attacks",[3828],{"nodeType":248,"value":3829,"marks":3830,"data":3832},"downgrade attacks",[3831],{"type":1817},{},{"nodeType":248,"value":710,"marks":3834,"data":3835},[],{},{"nodeType":278,"data":3837,"content":3838},{"uri":3117},[3839],{"nodeType":248,"value":3120,"marks":3840,"data":3842},[3841],{"type":1817},{},{"nodeType":248,"value":3844,"marks":3845,"data":3846}," are being used to circumvent security tools — from email scanners, to web-crawling security tools, to web proxies analyzing network traffic. It also means that when new capabilities emerge — such as ",[],{},{"nodeType":278,"data":3848,"content":3850},{"uri":3849},"https://pushsecurity.com/blog/analyzing-the-latest-sneaky2fa-phishing-page",[3851],{"nodeType":248,"value":3852,"marks":3853,"data":3855},"Browser-in-the-Browser",[3854],{"type":1817},{},{"nodeType":248,"value":3857,"marks":3858,"data":3859}," — these are quickly integrated into a range of phishing kits. ",[],{},{"nodeType":249,"data":3861,"content":3862},{},[3863],{"nodeType":248,"value":3864,"marks":3865,"data":3866},"Some of the most prevalent detection evasion methods we’ve seen this year are:",[],{},{"nodeType":324,"data":3868,"content":3869},{},[3870,3880,3890],{"nodeType":283,"data":3871,"content":3872},{},[3873],{"nodeType":249,"data":3874,"content":3875},{},[3876],{"nodeType":248,"value":3877,"marks":3878,"data":3879},"Widespread use of bot protection. Every phishing page today comes with either a custom CAPTCHA or Cloudflare Turnstile (legitimate and fake versions) designed to block web-crawling security bots from being able to analyse phishing pages. ",[],{},{"nodeType":283,"data":3881,"content":3882},{},[3883],{"nodeType":249,"data":3884,"content":3885},{},[3886],{"nodeType":248,"value":3887,"marks":3888,"data":3889},"Extensive redirect chains between the initial link seeded out to the victim, and the actual malicious page hosting phishing content, designed to bury phishing sites among several legitimate pages. ",[],{},{"nodeType":283,"data":3891,"content":3892},{},[3893],{"nodeType":249,"data":3894,"content":3895},{},[3896,3900,3908],{"nodeType":248,"value":3897,"marks":3898,"data":3899},"Multi-stage page loading performed client-side via JavaScript. 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