HighVulnerability

Facebook Credential Theft Surges With "Browser-in-Browser" Popups That Hide Phishing URLs in Plain Sight

Facebook credential theft is being amplified by Browser-in-Browser (BitB) phishing, which renders fake login popups with convincing Facebook URLs inside the page itself. The technique defeats visual inspection and increases account takeover success rates.

Evan Mael
Evan Mael
Consumer4views

Incident Summary

Type
Vulnerability
Severity
High
Industry
Consumer
Threat Actor
Unspecified actors using phishing infrastructure (observed by Trellix)
Target
Facebook users (especially page admins, business accounts, and users likely to act on "account enforcement" emails)
Published
Jan 13, 2026

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