Monday September 16, 2024

A new phishing kit has been released that allows red teamers and cybercriminals to create progressive web Apps (PWAs) that display convincing corporate login forms to steal credentials.

A PWA is a web-based app created using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript that can be installed from a website like a regular desktop application. Once installed, the operating system will create a PWA shortcut and add it to Add or Remove Programs in Windows and under the /Users/<account>/Applications/ folder in macOS.

When launched, a progressive web app will run in the browser you installed it from but be displayed as a desktop application with all the standard browser controls hidden.

Many websites use a PWA to offer a desktop app experience, including X, Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok.Read More..