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n8n Webhooks Abused Since October 2025 to Deliver Malware via Phishing Emails

·Source: The Hacker News

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Executive Summary

Threat actors have been observed weaponizing n8n, a popular artificial intelligence (AI) workflow automation platform, to facilitate sophisticated phishing campaigns and deliver malicious payloads or fingerprint devices by sending automated emails. "By leveraging trusted infrastructure, these attackers bypass traditional security filters, turning productivity tools into delivery

Analysis

Threat actors have been observed weaponizing n8n, a popular artificial intelligence (AI) workflow automation platform, to facilitate sophisticated phishing campaigns and deliver malicious payloads or fingerprint devices by sending automated emails. "By leveraging trusted infrastructure, these attackers bypass traditional security filters, turning productivity tools into delivery
Source Attribution

Originally published by The Hacker News on Apr 15, 2026.

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