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Research DeskLatest update July 19, 202659 research entries

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Phishing Tradecraft · Infrastructure · Detection Engineering

The research desk for phishing tradecraft.

PhishPond researches how modern phishing operations are built, run, and detected — campaign evolution, adversary infrastructure, phishing kits, OAuth and device-code abuse, AiTM frameworks, and the detection and validation workflows that catch them.

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Research Desk

On the desk this week

  • 9featured investigations
  • 9research notes in the archive
  • 5intel streams for security teams

A working research desk: fast scans for fresh intel, project radar, trend tracking, and deeper tradecraft and detection analysis.

Recurring Intel

What to track this week

Intel brief
Campaign SignalsFast campaign and supplier-risk intelTradecraft WatchActor-informed methods to emulate and detectDetection & ValidationControls, telemetry, and validation workflowsProject RadarGitHub tooling worth a research scan

Attack-Side Tradecraft

Attack Tradecraft

Campaign tradecraft, lure mechanics, adversary infrastructure, identity pressure, and operator workflows worth modeling.

12 attack-side reads

Detection Engineering

Detection & Validation

Detection engineering, telemetry analysis, reporting workflows, and validation that security teams can operationalize.

32 detection reads

APT Tradecraft

Methods Watch

Emerging procedures, tooling, initial-access patterns, and cross-team tradecraft from real-world actor reporting.

15 tradecraft reads

GitHub Trends

Project Radar

20 live
  • Dual-use projectphishdestroy/destroylistHTML · 1,762 stars
  • Blue team toolromainmarcoux/malicious-domainsDIGITAL Command Language · 115 stars
  • Blue team toolromainmarcoux/malicious-outgoing-ipRepo · 40 stars

New Today

Fresh intel since the last refresh

0 new articles, 3 new projects

Projects

  • Blue team toolkawaiipantsu/spamassassin-rules

    59 stars

  • Blue team toolsmed79/easylist-hosts

    15 stars

  • Dual-use projectSagarBiswas-MultiHAT/PhishGuard-AI

    Python17 stars

Blue TeamDefense Pattern

Lead Research

Blue TeamFeaturedDetection & ValidationJul 19, 2026

OAuth Client-ID Spoofing Turns App Identity Into Enumeration Noise

The authentication failures look fragmented by app, but the campaign becomes visible when defenders pivot on missing app names, error semantics, source behavior, and tenant-wide volume.

Two large Entra ID campaigns used hundreds of thousands to millions of fictional OAuth client IDs to spread account enumeration across apparent applications.

Read more:Proofpoint Threat ResearchMicrosoft Learn

By PhishPond Desk · 9 min read

On the Desk

Latest Research

  • The 2024–2026 AitM Phishing-as-a-Service Market: Tycoon, EvilProxy, Mamba, Greatness
  • The Console Is the New Inbox: AiTM Phishing Comes for AWS Sign-In
  • The Hosting Layer Nobody Blocks: Bulletproof Providers, Takedowns, and the CDN Hop
  • ClickFix Grows a Backend: API-Served Payloads and the Windows Terminal Pivot
  • The Admin Calls You: Cross-Tenant Teams Screen-Control to EtherRAT
  • OAuth Client-ID Spoofing Turns App Identity Into Enumeration Noise

Live Collection

Outside Intel Watch

Articles & Analysis

5 tracked
  • Protecting organizations from AI-assisted executive impersonation and invoice fraud

    Microsoft Security BlogSep 10, 2026Vendor Research

    Mailbox and payment workflow abuse creates business risk without malware.

    Read more:Microsoft Security Blog

  • AVEVA Pipeline Integrity Monitor

    CISA AdvisoriesSep 10, 2026Government Advisory

    Identity and session abuse can turn a single successful lure into account takeover.

    Read more:CISA Advisories

  • ST Engineering iDirect iQ-Series Terminals (Update A)

    CISA AdvisoriesSep 10, 2026Government Advisory

    Identity and session abuse can turn a single successful lure into account takeover.

    Read more:CISA Advisories

  • Copyright scammers get Instagram accounts suspended and demand payment

    Malwarebytes LabsSep 10, 2026Vendor Research

    Finance workflows remain exposed when trust signals come from compromised inboxes.

    Read more:Malwarebytes Labs

  • Nearly 1 in 10 Exposed LiteLLM Gateways Accepted the Example "sk-1234" Admin Key

    The Hacker NewsSep 10, 2026News

    Identity and session abuse can turn a single successful lure into account takeover.

    Read more:The Hacker News

GitHub Project Radar

5 tracked
  • Dual-use projectphishdestroy/destroylist

    HTML1.8K starspushed Sep 11, 2026

    Real-time phishing & scam domain blocklist - 208k+ curated threats, 1M+ community, free API, multiple formats Primary language: HTML. 1,762 stars.

    Open project:GitHub

    #anti-phishing#blacklist#blocklist#crypto-scam

  • Blue team toolromainmarcoux/malicious-domains

    DIGITAL Command Language115 starspushed Sep 11, 2026

    Aggregation of lists of malicious domains (phishing) that can be integrated into FortiGate firewalls and other products. Primary language: DIGITAL Command Language. 115 stars.

    Open project:GitHub

    #blocklist#blocklists#domains-blacklist#domains-list

  • Blue team toolromainmarcoux/malicious-outgoing-ip

    40 starspushed Sep 11, 2026

    Aggregation of lists of malicious IP addresses (C2, malware, phishing), to be blocked in the LAN > WAN direction, integrated into firewalls: FortiGate, Palo Alto, pfSense, IPtables 40 stars.

    Open project:GitHub

    #blocklist#blocklists#c2#firewall

  • Dual-use project0xDanielLopez/TweetFeed

    681 starspushed Sep 11, 2026

    TweetFeed collects Indicators of Compromise (IOCs) shared by the infosec community at Twitter. Here you will find malicious URLs, domains, IPs, and SHA256/MD5 hashes. 681 stars.

    Open project:GitHub

    #blueteam#malware#malware-detection#malware-research

  • Blue team toolZaczero/pihole-phishtank

    Shell13 starspushed Sep 11, 2026

    🐟 PhishTank Blocklist for Pi-hole Primary language: Shell. 13 stars.

    Open project:GitHub

    #blocklist#hosts#phishing#pihole

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Campaign Analysis

Specific campaigns, actor activity, and the lures behind them.

Tradecraft Labs

How techniques work end-to-end — walkthroughs and operator workflows.

Infrastructure Intelligence

Adversary infrastructure: kits, AiTM, redirectors, and sending abuse.

Detection & Validation

Detection engineering, telemetry, validation, and response.

Research Reports

Longer research notes, measurement, and periodic briefs.

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Search Results for "Credential Theft"

Field Analysis

Red TeamInfrastructure IntelligenceJul 19, 202612 min read

The 2024–2026 AitM Phishing-as-a-Service Market: Tycoon, EvilProxy, Mamba, Greatness

Reverse-proxy phishing kits commoditized session-token theft over the last two years. The kit market now resembles SaaS, and that has implications for how defenders track operators.

Read more:Microsoft Threat IntelligenceSekoia

By PhishPond Desk

  • #AitM
  • #Threat Intelligence
  • #Phishing Kits

Field Analysis

Blue TeamTradecraft LabsJun 12, 202610 min read

The Recruiting Repo Is the Payload

A fake recruiter asking a candidate to review an MVP repo shows why unsolicited source code is not a document. It is an executable threat surface with access to developer secrets.

Read more:Reddit r/cybersecurityMicrosoft Security Blog

By PhishPond Desk

  • #Developer Security
  • #Fake Recruiters
  • #Supply Chain

Field Analysis

Blue TeamCampaign AnalysisMay 31, 20266 min read

FortiClient EMS Abuse Shows Why Management Planes Are Credential-Theft Surface

Recent exploitation of CVE-2026-35616 turned FortiClient EMS into a malware delivery channel, pushing an EKZ credential stealer through trusted endpoint management paths.

Read more:Arctic WolfArctic Wolf

By PhishPond Desk

  • #Campaign Analysis
  • #Credential Theft
  • #Endpoint Management

Field Analysis

Blue TeamDetection & ValidationMay 31, 20266 min read

npm Staged Publishing Moves Package Security Toward Human-Gated Release

GitHub's staged publishing and new npm install-source controls give maintainers practical ways to slow compromised CI/CD paths before a malicious package becomes installable.

Read more:GitHub ChangelogCISA

By PhishPond Desk

  • #Detection & Validation
  • #Supply Chain
  • #Developer Security

Field Analysis

Dual UseCampaign AnalysisMay 20, 202610 min read

Breaking Down the Code of Conduct Campaign: PDF Lures, CAPTCHA Gates, and AiTM Token Theft

Microsoft detailed an April 2026 campaign that wrapped credential theft in HR disciplinary language, used a CAPTCHA as an anti-analysis gate, and stole tokens through an adversary-in-the-middle proxy.

Read more:Microsoft Security BlogThe Hacker News

By PhishPond Desk

  • #Campaign Analysis
  • #AiTM
  • #Token Theft

Field Analysis

Dual UseTradecraft LabsMay 20, 20269 min read

MuddyWater's Teams Playbook: Screen-Share Credential Theft Behind a False Flag

An Iranian actor opened an intrusion with a Microsoft Teams chat request and a screen-sharing session, harvested credentials live, then staged ransomware as cover for a state-backed operation.

Read more:The Hacker NewsRapid7

By PhishPond Desk

  • #Tradecraft Labs
  • #MuddyWater
  • #Microsoft Teams

Field Analysis

Blue TeamCampaign AnalysisMay 6, 20268 min read

Compliance Lures Are Becoming Multi-Stage AiTM Token Traps

Recent code-of-conduct phishing campaigns show how attackers blend HR pressure, PDF staging, CAPTCHA gates, and AiTM flows to steal session tokens.

Read more:Microsoft Security BlogMicrosoft Security Blog

By PhishPond Desk

  • #AiTM
  • #Credential Theft
  • #CAPTCHA

Field Analysis

Blue TeamTradecraft LabsMay 6, 20268 min read

RMM Phishing Turns the Click Into Remote Access

Recent campaigns using SimpleHelp and ScreenConnect show how phishing can skip credential theft and move straight to persistent endpoint control.

Read more:The Hacker NewsDark Reading

By PhishPond Desk

  • #RMM
  • #Endpoint Security
  • #Initial Access

Field Analysis

Blue TeamDetection & ValidationMay 6, 20268 min read

Unmanaged OAuth Grants Are the SaaS Back Door Hiding in Plain Sight

Persistent OAuth grants let third-party apps keep operating after the original login, password reset, or employee lifecycle event has faded from view.

Read more:The Hacker NewsMicrosoft Learn

By PhishPond Desk

  • #OAuth
  • #SaaS Security
  • #Credential Theft

Radar Shortcuts

  • All GitHub radar projects
  • Red team reads
  • Blue team reads

Trending Topics

  • #AiTM
  • #Device Code
  • #OAuth Abuse
  • #ClickFix
  • #Session Hijacking
  • #Detection Engineering

Latest News

  • Protecting organizations from AI-assisted executive impersonation and invoice fraud

    Microsoft Security BlogSep 10, 2026

  • AVEVA Pipeline Integrity Monitor

    CISA AdvisoriesSep 10, 2026

  • ST Engineering iDirect iQ-Series Terminals (Update A)

    CISA AdvisoriesSep 10, 2026

  • Copyright scammers get Instagram accounts suspended and demand payment

    Malwarebytes LabsSep 10, 2026

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  • Every analysis pairs attack tradecraft with detection and gaps.
  • Source links are surfaced with each entry.
  • Authorized research only — no turn-key abuse or live-target guidance.

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