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November 2024

Emerging Accelerated Mobile Page (AMP) obfuscation technique used in over 7% of global phishing attacks, exploiting TikTok, Google, and Instagram

Egress’ Threat Intelligence Team has identified that over 7% of global phishing attacks now use an emerging obfuscation technique that employs Accelerated Mobile Page (AMP) links to mask malicious URLs. Often embedded in phishing emails that impersonate well-known brands, threat actors aim to undermine the 'hover' technique taught in most security awareness training programs.