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Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) Phishing


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The demo below performs the previously mentioned steps but instead redirects users to a fake Microsoft phishing page that captures credentials. However, I believe people’s habits of checking the URL bar will lead them to disregard that domain name (security awareness is required for this). It may also be worth mentioning that prior to posting this blog I did find someone raising a security concern regarding the abuse of PWA for phishing back in 2018.

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