{
  "id": 2101823,
  "title": "OAuth token theft surges as attackers weaponise consent",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/20/oauth-token-theft-surges-as-attackers-weaponise-consent",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-08-20T07:13:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ITWeb",
    "slug": "itweb",
    "url": "https://www.itweb.co.za/article/oauth-token-theft-surges-as-attackers-weaponise-consent/WnpNgq21ZggMVrGd"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Account takeover is now perpetrated by hijacking trusted workflows, even in environments where multi-factor authentication is switched on.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}