A new JavaScript obfuscation method utilizing invisible Unicode characters to represent binary values is being actively abused in phishing attacks targeting affiliates of an American political ...

Phishing attacks using JavaScript obfuscation techniques rose more than 70% from November 2019 through August 2020, according to Akamai lead researcher Or Katz.

Obfuscation techniques are extremely prevalent, data shows, but they can't be used as a single indicator of compromise because legitimate websites use them.