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Research DeskLatest update July 19, 202659 research entries

Independent Research Desk

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.

Latest researchGet the intel brief

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
  • Blue team toolsublime-security/sublime-rulesYAML · 368 stars
  • Dual-use project0xDanielLopez/TweetFeedRepo · 671 stars
  • Dual-use projectphishdestroy/destroylistHTML · 1,662 stars

New Today

Fresh intel since the last refresh

1 new article, 2 new projects

Articles

  • 29th June – Threat Intelligence Report

    Check Point ResearchJun 29, 2026

Projects

  • Blue team toolBadSamuraiDev/bs-lists

    31 stars

  • Blue team toolSeelam-Mohith/QuantShield

    JavaScript13 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
  • ⚡ Weekly Recap: Rogue AI Agents, Check Point Exploit, Slopsquatting, ClickFix Lures and More

    The Hacker NewsJul 27, 2026News

    Fake verification steps train users into running attacker-provided instructions.

    Read more:The Hacker News

  • Operation BlueDash Deploys Level RMM and ScreenConnect via Fake Teams Update

    The Hacker NewsJul 27, 2026News

    A successful click delivers persistent remote access, not just credentials.

    Read more:The Hacker News

  • GitHub, PyPI add time-based defenses against supply chain attacks

    BleepingComputerJul 26, 2026News

    Trusted suppliers and developer channels can carry phishing risk past normal filters.

    Read more:BleepingComputer

  • Steam forum ClickFix attacks infect gamers with XMRig cryptominers

    BleepingComputerJul 25, 2026News

    Fake verification steps train users into running attacker-provided instructions.

    Read more:BleepingComputer

  • BlueNoroff Zoom Phishing Kit Profiles Crypto Wallets Before Malware Delivery

    The Hacker NewsJul 24, 2026News

    Fake verification steps train users into running attacker-provided instructions.

    Read more:The Hacker News

GitHub Project Radar

5 tracked
  • Blue team toolsublime-security/sublime-rules

    YAML368 starspushed Jul 28, 2026

    Sublime rules for email attack detection, prevention, and threat hunting. Primary language: YAML. 368 stars.

    Open project:GitHub

    #email-security#phishing#threat-hunting

  • Dual-use project0xDanielLopez/TweetFeed

    671 starspushed Jul 28, 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. 671 stars.

    Open project:GitHub

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

  • Dual-use projectphishdestroy/destroylist

    HTML1.7K starspushed Jul 28, 2026

    Real-time phishing & scam domain blocklist — 200k+ curated threats, 888K+ community, free API, multiple formats Primary language: HTML. 1,662 stars.

    Open project:GitHub

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

  • Blue team toolZaczero/pihole-phishtank

    Shell12 starspushed Jul 28, 2026

    🐟 PhishTank Blocklist for Pi-hole Primary language: Shell. 12 stars.

    Open project:GitHub

    #blocklist#hosts#phishing#pihole

  • Blue team toolromainmarcoux/malicious-domains

    DIGITAL Command Language110 starspushed Jul 28, 2026

    Aggregation of lists of malicious domains (phishing) that can be integrated into FortiGate firewalls and other products. Primary language: DIGITAL Command Language. 110 stars.

    Open project:GitHub

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

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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

  • ⚡ Weekly Recap: Rogue AI Agents, Check Point Exploit, Slopsquatting, ClickFix Lures and More

    The Hacker NewsJul 27, 2026

  • Operation BlueDash Deploys Level RMM and ScreenConnect via Fake Teams Update

    The Hacker NewsJul 27, 2026

  • GitHub, PyPI add time-based defenses against supply chain attacks

    BleepingComputerJul 26, 2026

  • Steam forum ClickFix attacks infect gamers with XMRig cryptominers

    BleepingComputerJul 25, 2026

Research Standards

  • 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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