Open redirect flaws increasingly exploited by phishers

Phishing attacks using open redirect flaws are on the rise again, according to Kroll’s Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) team, which means organizations should consider refreshing employees’ awareness and knowledge on how to spot them. Malicious URL redirection Open redirect vulnerabilities in web applications allows threat actors to manipulate legitimate URLs to redirect victims to an external malicious URL. “They occur when a website allows for user-supplied input as part of a URL parameter in a … More →

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