Tycoon2FA takedown reshapes the phishing landscape

Traditional phishing techniques are in decline as a result of the disruption of the Tycoon2FA phishing-as-a-service (PHaaS) platform , Microsoft said in a new report, “Email threat landscape: Q2 2026 trends and insights”. “Phishing volume linked to the platform fell 92% from pre-disruption averages, including QR code phishing and CAPTCHA-gated phishing both declining from their March highs,” the company wrote in the report . The takedown reduced activity across multiple phishing categories, forc