Again on Phishing, this time with a new twist.

We all know and by now use complex SaaS Cloud services, like Microsoft’s Office 365, Google’s G Suite, Amazon services and so on. They are all very modular, meaning that there are multiple data storage services and multiple application services from which to choose and use. Often a user must authorise a Cloud App to access her/his own data, and the App can be also by an external provider (a “partner” of the service). The Authorisation is usually implemented with OAuth which, in a few words, is a secure delegation access protocol based on the exchange of cryptographic keys.

So what is the scam? Simple: you receive an email which looks like coming from [name your Cloud provider here] and asks you to authorise an App (which looks authentic) to access your data. You do not need to insert any password since you are already logged-in your Cloud service platform, but just to click on the button, and that’s it!

You have given access to all your Cloud data and services to a fraudster, who can get your data and act as you!

For more details read for example this article by ArsTechnica.