Fortra’s Suspicious Email Analysis team has observed nearly 200% more phishing and malicious activity on Cloudflare Pages and a 104% increase on Cloudflare Workers this year. Cybercriminals misuse Cloudflare’s trusted, secure platforms to create convincing phishing sites and bypass security controls. Despite Cloudflare’s threat detection measures, attackers are capable of exploiting these platforms, emphasizing the need for vigilant monitoring by security teams.
Originally published in Global Security Mag.
Excerpt: “Cloudflare’s global CDN and security features make it a trusted platform for developers and a convenient one for threat actors to exploit, hosting phishing sites that deceive victims with secure HTTPS connections and legitimate-looking URLs.”
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