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.
Dark Reading

Google Embraces OAuth Authentication For Apps

Google announced Monday that it has embraced OAuth for Google Apps, replacing a less secure system for developers. "Until today, Google Apps administrators had to sign requests for calls to Google ...
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 ...
Android

Google’s OAuth flaw is potentially exposing millions of accounts

Researchers have discovered a flaw in Google’s OAuth system that could allow attackers to access potentially sensitive data from former employee accounts at defunct startups. Google’s OAuth is the ...
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 ...