Increase in Phishing Campaigns Abusing Vercel Platform Reported by Cofense

Cybersecurity firm Cofense reported a significant increase in phishing campaigns abusing the Vercel platform, a cloud-based service for frontend web development. The campaigns leverage Vercel’s hosting capabilities to distribute phishing pages, exploiting its legitimate infrastructure to evade detection. No specific dates, technical indicators, or victim counts were disclosed in the notice. The abuse targets Vercel’s free tier, which allows rapid deployment of malicious sites without immediate scrutiny. The impact includes heightened risk of credential theft and fraud due to the platform’s trusted reputation.