New Phishing Technique Targets Users via Basic Auth URLs

New Phishing Technique Targets Users via Basic Auth URLs

Netcraft recently uncovered a suspicious URL targeting GMO Aozora Bank, a Japanese financial institution. The URL leveraged a legacy web technique—Basic Authentication URL formatting—to visually impersonate the bank and deceive customers. This discovery prompted a broader review of phishing activity that still relies on this old but effective technique, exposing how threat actors can reuse […] The post New Phishing Technique Targets Users via Ba…