Tag: access
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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…
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Claude Cowork Sandbox Escape Flaw Lets Attackers Access SSH Keys and Cloud Credentials
A newly revealed sandbox escape vulnerability affecting Anthropic’s Claude Cowork could allow untrusted content processed by the AI agent to access sensitive files on a macOS host. This includes SSH private keys, cloud credentials, and other data that are available to the logged-in user. Security researcher Oren Yomtov from Accomplish has named this attack path…
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Attackers Abuse Microsoft Teams to Impersonate IT Support and Steal Corporate Access
Attackers are increasingly abusing Microsoft Teams to impersonate internal IT support and trick employees into handing over remote access and corporate credentials, even as traditional email phishing volumes tied to major platforms like Tycoon2FA decline. Microsoft’s recent email threat landscape data for Q2 2026 shows a sharp downstream impact from the March disruption of the…
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One Password Mistake Helped Hackers Access Chick-fil-A Account
Chick-fil-A disclosed a credential stuffing attack affecting customers across 10 states, underscoring the risks of password reuse and account takeover. The post One Password Mistake Helped Hackers Access Chick-fil-A Account appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-chick-fil-a-credential-stuffing-attack-password-reuse/
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New Dolphin X malware uses AI to rank high-value targets
A new Dolphin X remote access trojan claims to use an AI-powered profiling feature to score and rank infected users, helping cybercriminals identify which victims should be targeted first. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-dolphin-x-malware-uses-ai-to-rank-high-value-targets/
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Chaos ransomware deploys browser-based msaRAT to evade network detection
Cisco Talos uncovered msaRAT, a Chaos ransomware RAT that hides C2 traffic by routing it through Chrome or Edge using the Chrome DevTools Protocol. Cisco Talos disclosed msaRAT, a Rust-based remote access trojan attributed to the Chaos ransomware group that routes its entire command-and-control channel through the victim’s own Chrome or Edge browser. The malware…
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Claude Cowork Flaw Could Let AI Agent Escape Its VM and Access Mac Files
Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a sandbox escape vulnerability in Anthropic’s Claude Cowork that makes it possible to break out of the confines of a Linux virtual machine (VM) within which the agent runs to read or write files anywhere on the Mac.Accomplish AI, which shared details of the vulnerability with The Hacker News ahead of…
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Google Adds Selfie Video Recovery for Users Locked Out of Their Accounts
Google on Thursday announced a new way for users to sign-in to their accounts by letting them take a selfie video.The selfie for sign-in, per the tech giant, is another option on top of existing recovery methods to log in to an account, including an email address or a phone number. The idea is to…
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Exim Vulnerability Lets Attackers Access Files Outside the Mail Spool
A high-severity directory traversal vulnerability has been discovered in the Exim mail transfer agent. This flaw allows local attackers to access files outside the intended mail spool directory and potentially escalate their privileges. It is tracked as EXIM-Security-2026-06-22.1 and assigned GCVE-25-2026-07-45-1. The vulnerability affects Exim versions 4.88 through 4.99.4 and was announced on July 22,…
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New TrickBot Variant Spotted Using DNS to Control Infected Windows PCs
Fortinet has found a new TrickBot variant hiding commands in DNS traffic and using scheduled tasks and added modules to maintain access on infected Windows PCs. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/new-trickbot-variant-dns-control-infected-windows-pcs/
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Chaos ransomware msaRAT hides its C2 channel inside a legitimate browser process
Cisco Talos has identified a Rust-based remote access trojan it attributes to the Chaos ransomware group, named msaRAT after four of the binding names left in the binary. The … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/23/cisco-talos-chaos-ransomware-msarat/
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New Windows Stealer Uses AI Profiling to Identify High-Value Corporate Victims
A new Windows-focused infostealer and remote access trojan (RAT) dubbed Dolphin X is being advertised on cybercrime forums with a clear pitch: automate the theft and triage of high-value corporate targets. Unlike commodity stealers that focus mainly on browser passwords, Dolphin X is positioned as an enterprise-adjacent data vacuum with a built-in AI-powered victim scoring…
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Check Point Patches Exploited SmartConsole Flaw Allowing Full Admin Access
Check Point has released security updates to address multiple vulnerabilities impacting Security Management and Multi-Domain Management (MDSM) products, including a critical flaw that has come under active exploitation in the wild.The security flaw, tracked as CVE-2026-16232 (CVSS score: 9.3), is an authentication bypass affecting the Check Point SmartConsole login process that allows an First seen…
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Unknown Attackers Remain Inside South Korean Diplomatic System for Nearly 10 Months
Unknown attackers maintained long-term, covert access to South Korea’s diplomatic training infrastructure for nearly ten months, exposing personal data tied to almost the entire diplomatic cadre and highlighting structural weaknesses in the Foreign Ministry’s security governance. South Korea’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) has confirmed a prolonged compromise of the Korea National Diplomatic Academy (KNDA)…