Tag: 2fa
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Infostealer malware compromises Claude accounts, bypassing 2FA
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/infostealer-malware-compromises-claude-accounts-bypassing-2fa
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Protect your WhatsApp account with new passkey and 2FA upgrades
WhatsApp has introduced three security upgrades. Here’s what to turn on to better protect your account. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/08/protect-your-whatsapp-account-with-new-passkey-and-2fa-upgrades/
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Protect your WhatsApp account with new passkey and 2FA upgrades
WhatsApp has introduced three security upgrades. Here’s what to turn on to better protect your account. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/08/protect-your-whatsapp-account-with-new-passkey-and-2fa-upgrades/
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AnonyMousKIT PhaaS Automates Apple ID, Device Passcode, and Live 2FA Harvesting Across Five Channels
AnonyMousKIT, an AI-enabled Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) platform built to turn stolen Apple devices into monetizable assets. The service automates the collection of an owner’s device passcode, Apple ID credentials and live two-factor authentication (2FA) codes information that can enable criminals to remove Activation Lock and resell a stolen device. Rather than relying on a single phishing…
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Fake Apple Support AI Calls Target Stolen-Device Owners for Passcodes and 2FA Codes
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform built to strip Apple’s Activation Lock from stolen devices, using rented AI voice agents that call theft victims posing as Apple Support and ask for their device passcode.SOCRadar Threat Research Unit (STRU) said the platform, which it tracks as AnonyMousKIT, is credit-metered and drives lures…
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Russia-Linked Hackers Exploit Legitimate Login Flows to Bypass 2FA and Steal Account Access
Tags: 2fa, access, authentication, credentials, cyber, defense, espionage, exploit, government, hacker, login, password, russiaThree suspected Russian cyber espionage clusters abusing legitimate authentication mechanisms to hijack accounts belonging to academics, diplomats, defense personnel, government staff, and think-tank researchers across Europe and the United States. Rather than relying solely on credential-harvesting pages, the operators manipulate users into completing genuine app-password, OAuth, device-code, and device-linking workflows that can hand attackers authenticated…
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Unzerstörbare Phishing-as-aPlattformen – Warum Phishing-Kits wie Tycoon 2FA Zerschlagungen einfach überleben
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/tycoon-2fa-zerschlagung-phishing-phaas-a-6a145d01694016cc3939c40d6ff97d2a/
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Product showcase: LastPass Authenticator brings Face ID, Apple Watch, and cloud backup to 2FA
LastPass Authenticator is a free app that provides two-factor authentication (2FA) for accounts and any service that supports time-based one-time passwords (TOTP). It supports … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/27/product-showcase-lastpass-authenticator/
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Russian Espionage Group Exploited Zimbra Zero-Day to Steal Mail and 2FA Codes
A Russian state-supported espionage group spent months reading Western mailboxes through a then-unknown flaw in Zimbra’s webmail client.The payload goes after the last 90 days of email, the organization’s entire email directory, the password saved in the browser and the codes kept for two-factor recovery. Opening the message was enough to start it.The NSA, CISA…
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ShapedPlugin Supply Chain Attack Backdoors Pro Plugin Updates
Attackers backdoored ShapedPlugin Pro updates, deploying malware that steals credentials, 2FA secrets, and grants full site access. If you installed a ShapedPlugin Pro plugin between April and June 2026 and kept it updated, your site may be compromised. Not because you did something wrong, but because the vendor’s own build and distribution pipeline was breached.…
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ShapedPlugin Supply Chain Attack Backdoors Pro Plugin Updates
Attackers backdoored ShapedPlugin Pro updates, deploying malware that steals credentials, 2FA secrets, and grants full site access. If you installed a ShapedPlugin Pro plugin between April and June 2026 and kept it updated, your site may be compromised. Not because you did something wrong, but because the vendor’s own build and distribution pipeline was breached.…
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Critical Copilot vulnerability allowed hackers to steal 2FA code from users
SearchLeak exploit shows why the industry’s approach to LLM security fails over and over. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/security/2026/06/critical-copilot-vulnerability-allowed-hackers-to-seal-2fa-code-from-users/
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Critical Copilot vulnerability allowed hackers to seal 2FA code from users
SearchLeak exploit shows why the industry’s approach to LLM security fails over and over. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/security/2026/06/critical-copilot-vulnerability-allowed-hackers-to-seal-2fa-code-from-users/
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Ghostwriter APT Uses Fake Gmail Login Panels to Steal Passwords and 2FA Codes
Ghostwriter (UNC1151) has escalated its long-standing phishing operations by deploying convincing fake Gmail login panels that harvest both passwords and two-factor authentication (2FA) codes, CERT Polska reports. The group historically focused on Polish email providers such as Onet, Wirtualna Polska and Interia shifted in March 2026 to high-volume Gmail-targeted campaigns. Attackers send professionally worded Polish-language…
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Instagram Recovery Tool Bug Exposed 20,225 Accounts to Password Reset Abuse
Meta says an Instagram recovery tool bug allowed attackers to abuse password resets, affecting 20,225 accounts and exposing users without 2FA to account takeover risk. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/instagram-recovery-tool-bug-accounts-password-reset/
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npm Adds 2FA-Gated Publishing and Package Install Controls Against Supply Chain Attacks
GitHub has rolled out new controls for npm to improve the security of the software supply chain, giving maintainers the ability to explicitly approve a release prior to the packages becoming publicly available for installation.Called staged publishing, the feature is now generally available on npm. It mandates that a human maintainer pass a two-factor authentication…
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Mini Shai-Hulud Attack Prompts npm to Revoke 2FA-Bypass Tokens
npm has forced a platform-wide reset of granular access tokens that bypass two-factor authentication (2FA) after a wave of supply chain attacks linked to the “Mini Shai-Hulud” campaign compromised hundreds of JavaScript packages. The emergency action, rolled out on May 19, invalidated all npm tokens with write permissions that allowed publishing without 2FA. The move…
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Breach Roundup: Shai-Hulud Copycat Hits npm
Also, YellowKey Gets CVE, 7-Eleven Breach, Linux Maintainers Warn on AI Bug Spam. This week, more incidents that we can here list. Among them: cloned Shai-Hulud malware, a new maximum CVSS Cisco flaw. Edge to stop loading passwords in plaintext. Tycoon 2FA offers a way around Microsoft multifactor. Convenience, taquitos and data breach: The 7-Eleven…
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Tycoon 2FA Operators Use OAuth Device Code Phishing to Bypass MFA
A new phishing campaign uncovered in late April 2026 shows how threat actors behind the Tycoon 2FA Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) kit are evolving beyond traditional credential theft. This development comes just weeks after a global takedown effort led by Microsoft and Europol disrupted Tycoon 2FA infrastructure. Despite that operation, the actors have quickly adapted, reusing their…
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Google Says Hackers Used AI to Build Zero-Day Exploit
Google says hackers used AI to help build a zero-day exploit targeting 2FA, raising concerns about AI-assisted hacking. The post Google Says Hackers Used AI to Build Zero-Day Exploit appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-google-hackers-ai-zero-day-exploit/
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Hackers Used AI to Develop First Known Zero-Day 2FA Bypass for Mass Exploitation
Tags: 2fa, ai, cybercrime, exploit, google, hacker, intelligence, malicious, technology, threat, vulnerability, zero-dayGoogle on Monday disclosed that it identified an unknown threat actor using a zero-day exploit that it said was likely developed with an artificial intelligence (AI) system, marking the first time the technology has been put to use in the wild in a malicious context for vulnerability discovery and exploit generation.The activity is said to…
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Saiga 2FA: Gefährliches Phishing-Kit kehrt mit neuer Tarntechnik zurück
Neue Analysen von Barracuda Research zeigen aktuelle Angriffswellen eines selten beobachteten Phishing-Kits mit dem Namen Saiga 2FA. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/saiga-2fa-gefaehrliches-phishing-kit
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Attacks Abuse Windows Phone Link to Steal Texts & Bypass 2FA
In hard-to-detect attacks, hackers are dropping the CloudZ RAT and a fresh plugin, Pheno, to hijack the Windows-based bridge between PCs and smartphones. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyberattacks-data-breaches/attacks-abuse-windows-phone-link-texts-bypass-2fa
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Bluekit Phishing Kit Streamlines Domains, 2FA Lures, and Session Hijacking
A newly discovered phishing kit called “Bluekit” is reshaping how cybercriminals run phishing campaigns by combining multiple attack stages into a single, centralized platform. Instead, Bluekit integrates these capabilities into one operator panel, streamlining the entire attack lifecycle from setup to data exfiltration. This shift reflects a broader trend toward automation and ease of use…
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Stopping AiTM attacks: The defenses that actually work after authentication succeeds
Tags: 2fa, access, attack, authentication, awareness, breach, communications, compliance, control, credentials, data, defense, detection, email, finance, framework, identity, incident response, login, mfa, microsoft, monitoring, nist, passkey, phishing, risk, service, threat, tool, trainingThe 3 controls that close the gap: Control #1: Bind sessions to managed devices The most impactful single control for session security is requiring managed, compliant devices as a condition of accessing sensitive resources. When access policies, such as Microsoft Entra Conditional Access, require that the device presenting a session token is enrolled, managed and…
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Tycoon 2FA Phishers Scatter, Adopt Device Code Phishing
In embracing device code phishing, attackers trick victims into handing over account access by using a service’s legitimate new-device login flow. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/tycoon-2fa-hackers-device-code-phishing
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Two-Factor Authentication Breaks Free from the Desktop
Threat actors know how to bypass security systems outside of traditional IT environments. Implementing 2FA could provide a needed extra security barrier in the physical world. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/two-factor-authentication-breaks-free-from-the-desktop