Tag: access
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Is Your SSO Protected Against Modern Credential Attacks?
A compromised SSO login can provide attackers with access to multiple enterprise applications and services. Specops Software explains how stronger passwords, phishing-resistant MFA, and identity hardening help secure modern SSO environments and the applications they protect. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/is-your-sso-protected-against-modern-credential-attacks/
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From Payments to Portfolios: How Financial Super Apps Rewrite Economics of Global Investing
See how stablecoins, tokenized stocks and fractional investing lower costs and expand global access to US markets through modern financial super apps worldwide. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/financial-super-app-rewrite-global-investing-economics/
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Fake IT Calls on Microsoft Teams Lead to GoGRPC Backdoor Infections
Fake helpdesk callers use Microsoft Teams and Quick Assist to access employee computers, where attackers install new GoGRPC backdoor in suspected ransomware operations First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/fake-it-calls-microsoft-teams-gogrpc-backdoor/
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IR Trends Q2 2026: Phishing and weaponized remote management tools drive attack chains
Talos IR’s Q2 report highlights a significant surge in phishing-based initial access and the weaponization of legitimate remote management tools. Learn how to sharpen your defenses. First seen on blog.talosintelligence.com Jump to article: blog.talosintelligence.com/ir-trends-q2-2026/
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Microsoft Says New Cybersecurity AI Model Helps MDASH Score 95.95% at Half the Cost
Microsoft has launched its first cybersecurity-specific model inside MDASH, its multi-model vulnerability identification and remediation harness.The company says MDASH, using MAI-Cyber-1-Flash and GPT-5.4, scored 95.95% on CyberGym. It also claims the configuration costs 50% less than its current best MDASH combination of GPT-5.4, GPT-5.4 mini, and GPT-5.3 Codex. Access is limited to approved First seen…
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LegacyHive Exploit Abuses Windows Profile Loading to Hijack User Registry Hives
LegacyHive is a newly discovered proof-of-concept (PoC) for Windows that exploits profile initialization and offline registry hive manipulation to redirect user-level registry paths, potentially allowing access to resources associated with another account. This technique was published by the Nightmare-Eclipse disclosure actor shortly after Microsoft’s July 2026 Patch Tuesday. Unlike traditional software vulnerabilities, LegacyHive chains legitimate…
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Top 10 Best VPN Alternatives For Secure Remote Access in 2026
In the rapidly evolving landscape of 2026, the traditional VPN is increasingly showing its age. While a VPN creates a secure, encrypted tunnel to a private network, it often functions like an >>all-access key,<< granting users broad, undifferentiated access once connected. This model presents a significant security risk, as a single compromised endpoint can give…
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Hackers Pose as IT Helpdesk on Microsoft Teams to Deploy GoGRPC Backdoor
An evolving intrusion campaign in which threat actors impersonate IT helpdesk personnel via Microsoft Teams to gain initial access and deploy a custom Go-based backdoor dubbed “GoGRPC.” Active since January 2026, the activity is assessed to be linked to an initial access broker (IAB) operation that likely facilitates downstream ransomware attacks. Aligning with tactics observed…
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Microsoft Says New Cybersecurity AI Model Helps MDASH Hit 95.95% at Half the Cost
Microsoft has launched its first cybersecurity-specific model inside MDASH, its multi-model vulnerability identification and remediation harness.The company says MDASH, using MAI-Cyber-1-Flash and GPT-5.4, scored 95.95% on CyberGym. It also claims the configuration costs 50% less than its current best MDASH combination of GPT-5.4, GPT-5.4 mini, and GPT-5.3 Codex. Access is limited to approved First seen…
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Apple iOS 26.6 Update Fixes Flaws Allowing Kernel-Level Code Execution and Root Access
Apple has released iOS 26.6 and iPadOS 26.6, a significant security update that addresses numerous vulnerabilities across core operating system components, media frameworks, WebKit, wireless services, and application frameworks. Released on July 27, 2026, this update is available for iPhone 11 and later models, as well as supported iPads. It should be prioritized for deployment…
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Operation BlueDash Maintains Redundant Remote Access Even After One RMM Tool Is Removed
A newly analyzed phishing-driven intrusion set tracked as Operation BlueDash demonstrates how threat actors are operationalizing legitimate remote monitoring and management (RMM) tools to maintain persistent and redundant access to compromised environments. The infection chain begins with a Microsoft Teams-themed phishing email delivering a “secure document” lure. Victims are redirected through compromised infrastructur to a…
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Wyden Calls for Edge Device Annihilation in US Government
US Senator Says Zero Trust Must Replace Legacy Edge Devices in 2028. Network devices conversion into nation-state hackers’ favorite initial access vector has a U.S. senator urging the federal government to phase out legacy, public-facing remote access systems in favor of zero trust architecture. Security experts have long flagged network edge devices as a risk.…
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‘Confused Deputy’ Flaws Persist in Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure
This category of vulnerabilities allows an attacker to easily acquire administrative level permissions and bypass cloud providers’ access controls. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/confused-deputy-flaws-google-cloud-microsoft-azure
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UK court rejects Bahrain immunity claim in spyware case
The alleged hacking by officials in Bahrain “allowed access to and exfiltration of information on the computers, interception of communications conducted using the computers and use of the computers’ microphones and cameras to surveil the respondents,” according to the court opinion. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/uk-court-rejects-bahrain-immunity-claim-spyware-case
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Public Exploit Released for Patched vBulletin Pre-Auth Code Execution Flaw
Public exploit details released on July 27 show how an unauthenticated request can reach PHP’s eval() function inside vBulletin and execute code on an unpatched forum server. The attack requires no account, administrative access, or interaction from another user.SSD Secure Disclosure lists vBulletin 6.2.1 and earlier, and 6.1.6 and earlier, as affected, but does not…
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Origin Energy Data Breach Exposes Customer and Partial Card Details
Origin Energy confirms hackers stole customer and partial payment-card data, but the number affected and the method of access remain unknown. The post Origin Energy Data Breach Exposes Customer and Partial Card Details appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-origin-energy-customer-data-breach/
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Anyone With a Browser Could Access 700,000 Vatican Prayer App Accounts
A critical access control vulnerability in the Vatican’s official “Click to Pray” platform has exposed the personal data of more than 700,000 users, highlighting once again how basic web security misconfigurations continue to put large-scale user bases at risk. The service, operated by the Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network, is widely used across the globe to…
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Why Role-Based Access Breaks at Hospital Scale, and What Replaces It
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/tech-explainer/iam-in-healthcare-why-role-based-access-breaks-at-hospital-scale-and-what-replaces-it
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Researcher Publishes GitLab RCE PoC Letting Authenticated Users Run Commands as Git
Security researcher Yuhang Wu at depthfirst has published a working proof-of-concept (PoC) exploit that executes commands as git on an unpatched self-managed GitLab 18.11.3 server.An ordinary authenticated user triggers it by committing two crafted Jupyter notebooks and requesting their diff. The chain needs no administrator rights, continuous integration (CI) runner access, victim interaction First seen…
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Default Azure Automation Setting Enables Cross-Tenant Identity Takeover
Microsoft addressed a public-by-default configuration and chain of code flaws in Azure Automation which could have let attackers seize another tenant’s identity and access other tenants’ data, credentials, and cloud workloads. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cloud-security/default-azure-automation-setting-cross-tenant-identity-takeover
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Google Adds Selfie Video Sign-In to Help Users Recover Locked Accounts
Google added selfie video recovery for eligible accounts, using encrypted videos and liveness checks to help users regain access when locked out. The post Google Adds Selfie Video Sign-In to Help Users Recover Locked Accounts appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-google-selfie-video-account-recovery/
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SectopRAT Gives Attackers Remote Access to Passwords, Credit Cards, Cookies and Corporate Files
SectopRAT is at the center of a highly targeted malvertising campaign abusing Anthropic’s Claude platform to deliver a stealthy, HVNC”‘enabled RAT that gives attackers deep, persistent access to victims’ passwords, credit cards, cookies and corporate files. The artifact masqueraded as a genuine Claude Desktop installer but redirected victims to claude.ai.download-app[.]us and then to downloading-api.it[.]com/html/claude/win, where…
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Rechteausweitung in snap-confine gewährt Root-Zugriff unter Ubuntu
Tags: accessSicherheitsforscher haben eine Lücke in snap-confine unter Ubuntu entdeckt. Lokale Nutzer können dadurch Root-Rechte erlangen. Patches stehen bereit. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/ubuntu-rechteausweitung-root-zugriff
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Seeing AI Agents Is Not Enough. Security Teams Must Enforce What They Can Do
AI agent security is moving through a familiar maturity curve: adoption, then visibility, and finally, control. But what we’ve collectively discovered is that enforcing least privilege for AI agents is harder than we ever imagined. This is why there are so many approaches, from prompt filtering to identity-layer access controls. Where we’ve collectively landed is…
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RefluXFS: Kernel-Bug verleiht auf Millionen von Linux-Systemen Root-Zugriff
Eine Sicherheitslücke im Linux-Kernel lässt Angreifer beliebige Dateien auf XFS-Volumes überschreiben. Root-Rechte sind damit leicht zu beschaffen. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/refluxfs-gefaehrlicher-kernel-bug-verleiht-root-zugriff-unter-linux-2607-211245.html
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Hacker Runs Hermes AI Agent Unattended for Post-Exploitation at Thai Finance Ministry
Someone installed a popular AI assistant on a rented server, switched off the setting that makes it ask permission before running risky commands, and pointed it at Thailand’s Ministry of Finance, which runs the country’s treasury and tax collection.The agent then worked through the ministry’s network on its own, checking hosts for ways to gain…
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RefluXFS: Gefährlicher Kernel-Bug verleiht Root-Zugriff unter Linux
Eine Sicherheitslücke im Linux-Kernel lässt Angreifer beliebige Dateien auf XFS-Volumes überschreiben. Root-Rechte sind damit leicht zu beschaffen. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/refluxfs-gefaehrlicher-kernel-bug-verleiht-root-zugriff-unter-linux-2607-211245.html
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NodeBB Patches Eight AI-Found Flaws Exposing Admin Access and Private Chats
Eight security flaws in NodeBB went public on Wednesday, along with the code to exploit them. Aikido Security rates all eight as high severity and says its AI pentest agents found them in a six-hour review of the forum software’s source code.Every version before 4.14.0 is affected. NodeBB has fixed them all, and administrators should…
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Google Chrome 150 Update Fixes Four High-Severity Security Vulnerabilities
Google Chrome version 150.0.7871.186 has addressed four high-severity vulnerabilities that affect core browser components, including Codecs, WebMCP, Blink, and Input. While Google has not reported any evidence indicating that these vulnerabilities are actively being exploited, the company has restricted access to technical bug reports and related information until a majority of Chrome users receive the…