Cybercriminals are leveraging Cloudflare’s trusted reputation to bypass security measures and distribute phishing attacks. According to Fortra's research, the misuse of Cloudflare's developer domains, such as "pages.dev" and "workers.dev," has surged dramatically, with attacks expected to more than double compared to last year.
Originally published in TechRadar.
Excerpt: "Fortra's SEA team has observed a 198% increase in phishing attacks on Cloudflare Pages, rising from 460 incidents in 2023 to 1,370 incidents as of mid-October 2024."