Tag: access
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AI Agents: The Next Wave Identity Dark Matter – Powerful, Invisible, and Unmanaged
The Rise of MCPs in the EnterpriseThe Model Context Protocol (MCP) is quickly becoming a practical way to push LLMs from “chat” into real work. By providing structured access to applications, APIs, and data, MCP enables prompt-driven AI agents that can retrieve information, take action, and automate end-to-end business workflows across the enterprise. This is…
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Starkiller Phishing Suite Uses AitM Reverse Proxy to Bypass Multi-Factor Authentication
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new phishing suite called Starkiller that proxies legitimate login pages to bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA) protections.It’s advertised as a cybercrime platform by a threat group calling itself Jinkusu, granting customers access to a dashboard that lets them select a brand to impersonate or enter a brand’s real URL.…
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Chrome Gemini panel became privilege escalator for rogue extensions
High-severity flaw let malicious add-ons access system via browser’s embedded AI feature First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/03/03/google_chrome_bug_gemini/
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New ‘StegaBin’ Campaign Deploys Multi-Stage Credential Stealer via 26 Malicious npm Packages
Tags: access, attack, credentials, crypto, cyber, malicious, north-korea, open-source, supply-chain, threatA new supply-chain attack dubbed StegaBin is targeting JavaScript developers through 26 malicious npm packages that appear to be popular open-source libraries but secretly deploy a multi-stage credential-stealing toolkit and a Remote Access Trojan (RAT). The campaign is linked to the North Korean-aligned FAMOUS CHOLLIMA threat actor, known from previous “Contagious Interview” operations against cryptocurrency…
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Hackers Exploit Telegram for Initial Access to Corporate VPN, RDP, and Cloud Systems
Tags: access, cloud, corporate, credentials, cyber, data-breach, exploit, hacker, marketplace, network, ransomware, vpnHackers are increasingly abusing Telegram as an initial access marketplace, turning stealer logs and leaked credentials into direct entry points for corporate VPN, RDP, and cloud environments. The platform now acts as a high-speed bridge between compromised credentials and full network compromise, supporting ransomware operators, Initial Access Brokers (IABs), and hacktivist collectives. Telegram hosts popular…
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Epic Fury introduces new layer of enterprise risk
Tags: access, apt, attack, business, cisa, ciso, communications, country, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data-breach, disinformation, exploit, group, infrastructure, intelligence, international, Internet, iran, malware, middle-east, network, ransomware, resilience, risk, rust, service, software, technology, tool, ukrainePhysical attacks on US-linked locations through direct action or partner groups. We are already seeing Iranian missile launches into a variety of nations in the region.Cyber operations that include disruptive activity, targeted intrusions, credential and access harvesting, destructive malware deployment, and the use of compromised infrastructure to support broader influence or operational objectives.Proxy networks across…
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Phish of the day: Microsoft OAuth scams abuse redirects for malware delivery
Crims hope for payday from malicious payloads rather than stealing access tokens First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/03/03/microsoft_oauth_scams/
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Phish of the day: Microsoft OAuth scams abuse redirects for malware delivery
Crims hope for payday from malicious payloads rather than stealing access tokens First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/03/03/microsoft_oauth_scams/
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MCP Servers and the Return of the Service Account Problem
3 min readAcross large enterprises, MCP servers are quietly assuming a role security teams know all too well from previous eras of IT infrastructure development. Like the service account before them, they typically operate as persistent access brokers with broad privileges, shared across workflows, and gradually treated as background plumbing rather than as identities that…
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MCP Servers and the Return of the Service Account Problem
3 min readAcross large enterprises, MCP servers are quietly assuming a role security teams know all too well from previous eras of IT infrastructure development. Like the service account before them, they typically operate as persistent access brokers with broad privileges, shared across workflows, and gradually treated as background plumbing rather than as identities that…
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University of Mississippi Medical Center reopens clinics after ransomware attack
The academic medical center’s clinics can once again access patient records and are resuming normal operations more than a week after the attack. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/university-mississippi-medical-center-ransomware-attack/813507/
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New Chrome Vulnerability Let Malicious Extensions Escalate Privileges via Gemini Panel
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a now-patched security flaw in Google Chrome that could have permitted attackers to escalate privileges and gain access to local files on the system.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-0628 (CVSS score: 8.8), has been described as a case of insufficient policy enforcement in the WebView tag. It was patched by…
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Anthropic’s Claude hit by widespread service outage (updated)
Anthropic suffered widespread service disruptions Monday morning, leaving thousands of users unable to access its Claude AI platform. Most users reporting problems said they … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/02/anthropic-claude-service-disruptions-worldwide/
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BYOVD Turns Trusted Drivers Against Windows Security
BYOVD lets attackers exploit signed but vulnerable Windows drivers to gain kernel-level access and disable security tools. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/byovd-turns-trusted-drivers-against-windows-security/
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Anthropic’s Claude hit by widespread service outage
Anthropic suffered widespread service disruptions Monday morning, leaving thousands of users unable to access its Claude AI platform. Most users reporting problems said they … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/02/anthropic-claude-service-disruptions-worldwide/
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âš¡ Weekly Recap: SD-WAN 0-Day, Critical CVEs, Telegram Probe, Smart TV Proxy SDK and More
This week is not about one big event. It shows where things are moving. Network systems, cloud setups, AI tools, and common apps are all being pushed in different ways. Small gaps in access control, exposed keys, and normal features are being used as entry points.The pattern becomes clear only when you see everything together.…
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Bug in Google’s Gemini AI Panel Opens Door to Hijacking
Attackers could have exploited the vulnerability to escalate privileges, violate user privacy while browsing, and access sensitive resources. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/bug-google-gemini-ai-panel-hijacking
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Bug in Google’s Gemini AI Panel Opens Door to Hijacking
Attackers could have exploited the vulnerability to escalate privileges, violate user privacy while browsing, and access sensitive resources. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/bug-google-gemini-ai-panel-hijacking
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Bug in Google’s Gemini AI Panel Opens Door to Hijacking
Attackers could have exploited the vulnerability to escalate privileges, violate user privacy while browsing, and access sensitive resources. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/bug-google-gemini-ai-panel-hijacking
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Cyberattack briefly disrupts Russian internet regulator and defense ministry websites
Russia’s internet regulator and defense ministry said their servers were hit by a large DDoS attack that briefly disrupted access to several government websites late last week. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/cyberattack-briefly-takes-down-russian-government-websites
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A scorecard for cyber and risk culture
Tags: access, automation, awareness, breach, business, compliance, control, credentials, cyber, finance, governance, identity, jobs, metric, mitigation, phishing, risk, service, strategy, tool, trainingWhen someone asks for an exception.When a change goes in late.When an alert fires at 2 a.m.When a junior analyst spots something odd and wonders if it’s worth escalating.When an executive wants speed, and the team wants safety. Ownership means people act like the risk is partly theirs. They don’t outsource judgment to “security.” They…
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Definition: Initial Access Broker | IAB – Was macht ein Initial Access Broker?
Tags: accessFirst seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/was-ist-ein-initial-access-broker-a-b6b7859e2f6498af06639819b220bc3b/
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Middle East AWS Outage Sends Shockwaves Through Cloud Infrastructure Service
A severe infrastructure incident in the Middle East has triggered a massive Amazon Web Services (AWS) outage, disrupting critical cloud operations across the region. The event, which aggressively impacted the ME-CENTRAL-1 (United Arab Emirates) and ME-SOUTH-1 (Bahrain) regions, left countless organizations unable to access essential compute, networking, and storage resources. Physical Damage Sparks Data Center…
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Zero Networks liefert NIS2Leitfaden mit Checkliste
Automatisierte, identitätsbasierte Mikrosegmentierung verhindert laterale Bewegungen in großem Maßstab. MFA auf Netzwerkebene erzwingt privilegierten Zugriff für alle Systeme, einschließlich Legacy-Umgebungen. First seen on infopoint-security.de Jump to article: www.infopoint-security.de/zero-networks-liefert-nis2-compliance-leitfaden-mit-checkliste/a43870/
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Iran ‘s Internet near-totally blacked out amid US, Israeli strikes
Iran experienced a near-total internet blackout as Israel and the U.S. launched strikes, according to NetBlocks. Internet access across Iran was drastically reduced on Saturday as Israel and the United States carried out strikes against the country, according to independent and non-partisan global internet monitor NetBlocks. Network data indicated a near-total nationwide blackout. The national…
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Thousands of Public Google Cloud API Keys Exposed with Gemini Access After API Enablement
New research has found that Google Cloud API keys, typically designated as project identifiers for billing purposes, could be abused to authenticate to sensitive Gemini endpoints and access private data.The findings come from Truffle Security, which discovered nearly 3,000 Google API keys (identified by the prefix “AIza”) embedded in client-side code to provide Google-related services…
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Microsoft warns of RAT delivered through trojanized gaming utilities
Attackers spread trojanized gaming tools to deliver a stealthy RAT using PowerShell, LOLBins, and Defender evasion tactics. Threat actors are tricking users into running trojanized gaming utilities shared through browsers and chat platforms to deploy a remote access trojan. >>Microsoft Defender researchers uncovered a campaign that lured users into running trojanized gaming utilities (Xeno.exe or…