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Tycoon 2FA AiTM Kit Bypasses MFA on Entra ID and Google Workspace

Analysts at Elastic Security Labs have identified the detailed mechanics behind the Tycoon 2FA AiTM Kit. Their Elastic said in a report shared with Cyber Security News (CSN) that the kit uses two...

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May 27, 2026 4 Min Read
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Analysts at Elastic Security Labs have identified the detailed mechanics behind the Tycoon 2FA AiTM Kit. Their Elastic said in a report shared with Cyber Security News (CSN) that the kit uses two structural variants, WebSocket-based session relay and device-code-grant abuse, to carry out attacks against different cloud identity platforms. Their findings shed light on just how embedded this threat has become in the modern phishing landscape.

Even a coordinated March 2026 takedown led by Microsoft and Europol, which seized over 300 domains, could not stop the campaign for long.

Operators bounced back within weeks, adapting their infrastructure and blending their methods with OAuth Device Code phishing flows, as documented by eSentire in late April 2026. The kit’s resilience reflects how professional and well-resourced the group behind it really is.

The scale and sophistication of Tycoon 2FA make it one of the most consequential phishing threats active today.

Example of a Tycoon custom CAPTCHA page (Source - Elastic)
Example of a Tycoon custom CAPTCHA page (Source – Elastic)

Organizations relying solely on traditional MFA are not protected, as this kit bypasses those controls through session token theft. Understanding how the kit works is the first step toward building defenses that can hold up.

How Tycoon 2FA Bypasses MFA

Tycoon 2FA does not steal credentials the old-fashioned way. Instead, it acts as a reverse proxy, standing between the victim and the real Microsoft or Google login page and relaying everything in real time.

The victim completes their MFA challenge normally, never knowing the kit intercepted the session token the moment it was issued. The attack begins with a phishing email carrying a link or QR code embedded in a PDF, SVG, HTML, or PowerPoint file.

The link routes through a multi-layer redirect chain before landing on a pixel-perfect replica of the target login page, often loaded with the victim’s organization branding pulled directly from the real service.

Once the victim finishes MFA, the kit captures the session cookie and hands it to the attacker, who can then access the account without any further prompts.

Evasion and Post-Compromise Persistence

Tycoon 2FA is built to survive incident response. The kit can register a rogue device in Entra ID, obtaining a primary refresh token that stays valid even after a defender revokes the compromised user’s sessions.

This means the standard “revoke sessions and reset password” playbook is no longer enough to fully contain a Tycoon 2FA compromise.

Microsoft - Kit relay detection (Source - Elastic)
Microsoft – Kit relay detection (Source – Elastic)

Beyond persistence, the kit takes extreme steps to avoid analysis. It filters visitors from cloud and hosting IP ranges, blocks developer tools, detects automation frameworks, and removes its own malicious code from the page after execution.

Each victim receives a uniquely encrypted payload seeded with per-session values, making signature-based detection nearly impossible.

To defend against this threat, Elastic recommends deploying phishing-resistant MFA such as FIDO2 security keys or passkeys, since these are the only methods immune to AiTM session theft.

Organizations should also enforce device compliance through Conditional Access, block device code flows for all users except approved scenarios, and enable token protection to bind tokens to specific devices.

Defenders must carefully enumerate and delete registered devices before revoking sessions to fully break the device-PRT persistence chain.

Indicators of Compromise (IoCs):-

The following indicators were documented by Elastic Security Labs in their analysis of Tycoon 2FA campaigns.

Type Indicator Description
Client App ID 29d9ed98-a469-4536-ade2-f981bc1d605e Microsoft Authentication Broker client ID used by the kit relay for device-code-grant abuse and PRT minting
OAuth Client ID 77185425430.apps.googleusercontent.com Google Chrome OAuth client targeted in every Google Workspace relay session
OAuth Scope https://www.google.com/accounts/OAuthLogin Chrome’s internal bootstrap sign-in scope used by the kit to initiate Google relay sessions
User-Agent node, axios/1.15.2, node-fetch/1.0, undici Node.js HTTP client user agents used by the Tier 1 kit relay against Microsoft Entra ID
API Domain api.ipapi.is IP geolocation/ASN lookup service called by the kit to filter out researcher and cloud provider traffic
ASN Alibaba Cloud (and similar cheap-VPS ASNs) Tier 1 kit relay infrastructure used for automated token acquisition and renewal
ASN Clouvider, Host Telecom Cheap hosting ASNs used by kit relay IPs in Google Workspace campaigns
Socket.IO Event recieveid Consistent kit fingerprint (note deliberate typo) used in the WebSocket C2 relay channel
Crypto Key 1234567890123456 Hardcoded AES-CBC key found in kit JavaScript for encrypting collected credentials
Library CryptoJS 4.2.0 JavaScript library bundled in the Google-targeting kit variant for credential encryption
Socket.IO Version Socket.IO 4.6.0 WebSocket C2 library version used in the Google-targeting kit variant
Entra Error Code 53003 Error returned when device code flow is blocked via Conditional Access, confirming successful policy enforcement

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David is a penetration tester turned security journalist with expertise in mobile security, IoT vulnerabilities, and exploit development. As an OSCP-certified security professional, David brings hands-on technical experience to his reporting on vulnerabilities and security research. His articles often feature detailed technical analysis of exploits and provide actionable defense recommendations. David maintains an active presence in the security research community and has contributed to multiple open-source security tools.

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