Tag: access
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Hackers Are Using Passkey Updates as a New Microsoft Phishing Hook
Microsoft warns attackers are using passkey and MFA update requests to phish employees, hijack sessions, and access Microsoft 365 data. The post Hackers Are Using Passkey Updates as a New Microsoft Phishing Hook appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-microsoft-passkey-phishing-mfa-device-code/
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Identity Visibility in 2026: The Foundation of Identity Security
Identity visibility is a starting point for modern identity security, because stolen and misused credentials are among the most frequently reported initial access vectors in breach research, including Verizon’s annual Data Breach Investigations Report. This article explains what identity visibility means in IAM, why cloud and multicloud environments complicate it, which capabilities matter in First…
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SolarWinds Patches ARM Hard-Coded Key Flaw Enabling Unauthenticated RCE
SolarWinds has released security updates to address a high-severity flaw in Access Rights Manager (ARM) that, if successfully exploited, could lead to an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-28326, is rated 8.8 out of 10.0 on the CVSS scoring system. The issue affects all versions of Access Rights Manager 2026.2 and prior.”SolarWinds…
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Google Gemini Broke Into Real Company Systems After Security Test Domain Mix-Up
Google’s Gemini model has become the latest artificial intelligence (AI) system to access the internet and break into other companies during a cybersecurity evaluation. The development was first reported by The Wall Street Journal.The incidents occurred in May 2026 as part of a test run conducted by Israeli company Irregular. The evaluation partner was also…
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CrowdSec Says TanStack npm Attack Led to Copy of 170 Private GitHub Repositories
An attacker copied about 170 of CrowdSec’s private GitHub repositories on May 22 using the account of an employee who had just left, CrowdSec said on September 18.The French security company had kept his GitHub access open. CrowdSec says his laptop was compromised in May’s supply chain attack on TanStack, in which malicious versions of…
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Brevo Supply-Chain Attack Infected Over 100,000 Websites
A Brevo supply-chain attack used compromised Cloudflare access to inject malware into websites, potentially affecting over 100,000 sites. Brevo, formerly known as Sendinblue, is a French cloud-based marketing and customer communication platform whose clients include eBay, Louis Vuitton and Michelin. The company was first compromised on September 10, when attackers exploited a vulnerability in its…
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Public Exploits Released for Four Linux Kernel Flaws That Enable Local Root
A security researcher has released working exploit code for four Linux kernel flaws that each let a local user gain root, the highest level of access on a machine.Kernel maintainers have fixed all four over the past few weeks, so a system running an up-to-date kernel is not affected. But the exploit code is now…
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Researchers use AI to find widespread software decoder flaw
The bug, since patched, gave attackers remote code execution privileges and access to user accounts and production environments, including Meta’s core product suite and an OpenAI software repository. First seen on cyberscoop.com Jump to article: cyberscoop.com/hacktron-ai-heif-heist-vulnerability/
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Settra ransomware variant deployed in recent attacks
Security researchers warned that hackers are using VPN credentials for initial access and deploying RMM tools. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/settra-ransomware-variant-recent-attacks/830787/
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Researchers used Anthropic’s Claude to hack into OpenAI
Security researchers used Anthropic’s Claude to exploit vulnerabilities in OpenAI’s systems, taking over employee accounts and gaining access to an internal code repository before reporting the flaws. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/09/18/researchers-used-anthropics-claude-to-hack-into-openai/
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Secure enterprise sharing with access reviews for Microsoft 365
Microsoft 365 makes sharing files easy, but access can remain long after its original purpose has ended, leaving organizations with little visibility into who can still reach sensitive data. tenfold Software explains how centralized access governance and owner-driven reviews can help identify and remove unnecessary access. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/secure-enterprise-sharing-with-access-reviews-for-microsoft-365/
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Feral Wolf Hackers Exploit Confluence and 1C to Deploy GenieLocker Ransomware
Feral Wolf has expanded its ransomware tradecraft by abusing exposed Atlassian Confluence servers and insecure 1C:Enterprise deployments to gain access to Russian corporate networks before deploying GenieLocker ransomware. The campaign, tracked from May through August 2026, targeted organizations in the retail, construction, manufacturing, and IT sectors. BI.ZONE DFIR investigators found that the threat actor combined…
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Linux Kernel Hit by 4 LPE Flaws Enabling Attackers to Gain Root Shell
Linux administrators are being urged to patch four newly disclosed local privilege escalation (LPE) vulnerabilities, collectively known as DirtyAH6, TUNderflow, PPPoEject, and DiagSpill. These vulnerabilities can allow attackers to corrupt kernel memory and gain root-level access on affected systems. The vulnerabilities are tracked under the following CVE identifiers: CVE-2026-80844, CVE-2026-81000, CVE-2026-68121, and CVE-2026-74469. They affect…
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Hardcoded MCP credentials found in public GitHub files
Hardcoded API keys, access tokens and other credentials used by AI coding tools have been found in publicly accessible MCP configuration files on GitHub, according to research … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/09/18/hush-security-mcp-credential-exposure-report/
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RatHat Android Malware Abuses ADB to Retain Shell Access After Uninstall
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new Android malware called RatHat that’s assessed to be operated by China-based threat actors and features an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered system to navigate and control compromised devices.”Distributed primarily via targeted smishing (SMS/text phishing) and malvertising campaigns leading to deceptive third-party download portals, RatHat uses First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to…
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Warum gute digitale Gewohnheiten weiterhin wichtig sind
Die Zahl digitaler Konten wächst kontinuierlich. E-Mail-Dienste, Cloud-Anwendungen, Online-Shops, Unternehmensplattformen und zahlreiche weitere Anwendungen erfordern jeweils eigene Zugangsdaten. Gleichzeitig entwickeln sich auch die Methoden weiter, mit denen Cyberkriminelle versuchen, sich Zugriff auf diese Daten zu verschaffen. Für Unternehmen und Privatanwender wird es deshalb zunehmend wichtiger, IT-Sicherheit nicht als isolierte Einzelmaßnahme zu betrachten, sondern als festen…
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Manufacturers make patching progress, but identity management still major weakness
Misconfigurations remain widespread in the manufacturing sector, including internet-accessible remote-access software, a new report found. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/manufacturing-cybersecurity-weaknesses-ransomware-black-kite/830299/
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When Everyday Habits Become an Invisible Security Risk
By James Mackay, CEO, MetaCompliance When security teams think about their organisation’s attack surface, they’re usually focused on technology. Where could an attacker get in? What’s exposed? What hasn’t been updated or configured correctly? An attack surface refers to all the possible ways a cyber attacker can gain access to an organisation, including unpatched security…
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What Recent AI-Powered Attacks Mean for Your Identity Security
AI is making credential theft faster and easier to scale, giving attackers more opportunities to abuse valid identities. Specops explains why identity security must go beyond successful authentication by verifying that both the user and the device requesting access can be trusted. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/what-recent-ai-powered-attacks-mean-for-your-identity-security/
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Kubernetes Attack Lets Hackers Steal SPIFFE Workload Identities and Impersonate Applications
A post-exploitation technique that lets attackers with root-level access to a Kubernetes node steal workload identities issued through SPIFFE/SPIRE and impersonate legitimate applications running on the same host. The technique undermines the node-trust assumption behind cloud-native machine identity systems, potentially enabling attackers to access services protected by mutual TLS and identity-based authorization. Palo Alto Networks…
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RatHat Abuses Android Wireless Debugging to Gain Shell Access and Steal Banking PINs
RatHat, a newly identified Android banking malware family that combines Accessibility abuse, local Android Debug Bridge (ADB) pairing, native shell-level components, and generative-AI-assisted interface automation. The operation appears linked to China-based threat actors and is primarily designed to steal banking credentials, payment PINs, one-time passwords, device-unlock secrets, and other high-value data from infected Android devices.…
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Docker Sandboxes Vulnerabilities Let Malicious Guests Escape Workspace and Access Host Files
Docker has released security fixes for two serious vulnerabilities in Docker Sandboxes that could let a malicious guest environment bypass workspace isolation and access sensitive resources on the host. These flaws, identified as CVE-2026-77179 and CVE-2026-79994, were addressed in Docker Sandboxes version 0.42.0, which was released on September 7. Docker Sandboxes isolate development agents and…
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Enterprise Access Management ohne Passwort – Das Passwort bleibt der wunde Punkt der Multi-Faktor-Authentifizierung
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/enterprise-access-management-passwortlose-mfa-a-0e694deae39034091492046cf8cd306f/
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Zugriff auf Serverdateien – Aktiv ausgenutzte GitLab-Sicherheitslücke gibt Dateien preis
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/gitlab-cve-2026-85706-path-traversal-commits-api-dateizugriff-a-2469376e0a0504182869ed438342159f/
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Hugging Face Calls for Wider Access to AI Cyber Defenses
CEO Clem Delangue Urges Frontier Labs to Share Models, Compute and Threat Data. Organizations need more transparency and access to models and tools to fight against cyberattacks, according to Hugging Face CEO Clem Delangue, who said Wednesday that frontier should provide more compute and information. Hugging Face asked OpenAI for $100 million in compute. First…
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Building the Enterprise Security Playbook for Agents and Non-Human Identities.
Discover a modern security playbook for managing non-human identities, securing machine access, and safely accelerating AI adoption. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/building-enterprise-security-playbook-for-agents-non-human-identities-a-32847
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Nobody Reviews Delete Permissions. That’s How Clouds Get Erased.
Ask a security team which identities can read their most sensitive data and most will have an answer. Ask which identities can delete it, and the room goes quiet. That isn’t negligence. It’s how permissions get built. Access is granted… First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/09/nobody-reviews-delete-permissions-thats-how-clouds-get-erased/
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Tech companies under fire as Europe proposes social media ban for under-15s
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says technology platforms will have to prove they are safe before children can access them First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366650306/Tech-companies-under-fire-as-Europe-proposes-social-media-ban-for-under-15s