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6 Reasons Why Device Code Phishing is the Fastest-Growing Threat of 2026
Device code phishing - the abuse of the OAuth 2.0 device authorization grant to steal access tokens - has evolved from a niche red-team technique to an industrial-scale threat in under six months.
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Device code phishing has emerged as a rapidly growing threat in 2026, driven by various factors. The increasing use of device codes for authentication purposes has created a new vulnerability that attackers are exploiting.
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