Web3 technologies are seeing widespread adoption — including by TAs. We discuss Web3 technology InterPlanetary File System (IPFS), and malicious use of it.

• The InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) is an emerging Web3 technology that is currently seeing widespread abuse by threat actors.
  • Cisco Talos has observed multiple ongoing campaigns that leverage the IPFS network to host their malware payloads and phishing kit infrastructure while facilitating other attacks.
  • IPFS is often used for legitimate

We have observed more than 3,000 emails containing phishing URLs that have utilized IPFS for the past 90 days and it is evident that IPFS is increasingly becoming a popular platform for phishing websites.