ChainLink Phishing: How Trusted Domains Become Threat Vectors www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu…

Traditional phishing relied on easily identifiable red flags such as suspicious senders and questionable URLs. But modern phishing has matured.

Attackers now deploy chained sequences, funneling a victim from email through trusted infrastructure before harvesting credentials.

An employee might receive a link from what appears to be Google Drive or Dropbox. At first glance, there’s nothing unusual. But after the initial click, the user is quietly routed through a series of prompts, each looking credible on reputable sites, until they unknowingly hand over business-essential credentials to an attacker.