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.
Designed for input-constrained devices like smart TVs, printers, and so on, the device authorization login flow has been adopted by a wide range of apps and use-cases that it wasn’t originally 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.
Designed for input-constrained devices like smart TVs, printers, and so on, the device authorization login flow has been adopted by a wide range of apps and use-cases that it wasn’t originally The Hacker News