New type of attack: browser in the browser


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Hi everyone,

just a quick update about a new type of attack: browser in the browser.

It simulates SSO popup windows to steal credentials with graphic html5 engine.

https://thehackernews.com/2022/03/new-browser-in-browser-bitb-attack.html

This is an example:

 

I’ll leave more info in next days about this attack when I found about it!

[UPDATE]

So it's a new type of attack (to say right, the first time it show itself was in 2020) called browser in the browser (BitB) attack. It's a midway to a phishing attack and social, because it relies on a miscalculation (hope it's the right word in english) of the user: it show up a pop-up windows rendered with HTML5 engine that's exacly the correct contropart.

It take advantage of all those SSO login or MFA authentication mechanisms that require user interaction.

A Facebook example was posted on Twitter by mr.d0x: https://twitter.com/mrd0x

"Combine the window design with an iframe pointing to the malicious server hosting the phishing page, and it's basically indistinguishable," mrd0x said in a technical write-up published last week "JavaScript can be easily used to make the window appear on a link or button click, on the page loading etc."

 


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Userlevel 7
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It is amazing what they are coming up with now.  This is very interesting for sure and a good read.

Userlevel 7
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I think this is scary, I viewed some examples where neither I can’t say if it’s real or phishing. Only an in-browser protection can block this type of attack.

Userlevel 7
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Looks really like an original browser window. The bad guys get more tricky every day...

Userlevel 7
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Good share! Yes, the bad actors are getting smarter :)

Userlevel 7
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Good share! Yes, the bad actors are getting smarter :)

That's the problem. The better the security measures get, the better/smarter the attackers have to be...

Userlevel 7
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I updated first post with more information!

Userlevel 7
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This is an interesting video about this new type of attack:

 

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