Device Code Phishing: Turning a Convenience Feature Into an MFA Bypass
Trend Micro, Wednesday, July 22nd, 2026
Trend Micro explains how device code phishing abuses a convenience feature to bypass MFA.
Trend Micro details device code phishing, an attack that turns the OAuth device code convenience feature into an MFA bypass.
The research explains how attackers trick users into authorizing malicious sessions. It walks through the technique and why it evades traditional multi-factor defenses.
Trend Micro offers detection and mitigation guidance to counter the threat.