Tag: credentials
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Git vulnerabilities threaten credential compromise
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/git-vulnerabilities-threaten-credential-compromise
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How Sanoma Saves Time Protects User Accounts from Credential Stuffing Attacks
Discover how Sanoma reduced credential stuffing attacks by 99% with DataDome’s real-time cyberfraud protection, while enjoying the benefits of easy integration and major time savings. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/01/how-sanoma-saves-time-protects-user-accounts-from-credential-stuffing-attacks/
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New Phishing Scam Targets Amazon Prime Membership to Steal Credit Card Data
A recent investigation has uncovered a sophisticated phishing campaign leveraging malicious PDF files to redirect unsuspecting users to fake Amazon-branded phishing websites. Researchers from Unit 42 reported that this campaign utilizes PDFs containing embedded links as an initial lure to compromise users and steal sensitive information such as login credentials and credit card details. Attack…
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Hackers Use Malicious PDFs, pose as USPS in Mobile Phishing Scam
A large-scale phishing campaign is using PDF files and hidden malicious links, as well as posing at the U.S. Postal Service, in phishing campaign targeting mobile device users in hope that victims will divulge credentials and personal information, Zimperium researchers say. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/01/hackers-use-malicious-pdfs-pose-as-usps-in-mobile-phishing-scam/
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Clone2Leak attacks exploit Git flaws to steal credentials
A set of three distinct but related attacks, dubbed ‘Clone2Leak,’ can leak credentials by exploiting how Git and its credential helpers handle authentication requests. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/clone2leak-attacks-exploit-git-flaws-to-steal-credentials/
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GitHub Vulnerability Exposes User Credentials via Malicious Repositories
A cybersecurity researcher recently disclosed several critical vulnerabilities affecting Git-related projects, revealing how improper handling of credential protocols can lead to sensitive data leaks. From GitHub Desktop to Git Credential Manager and Git LFS, these issues were uncovered during a routine bug-hunting session for the GitHub Bug Bounty program, resulting in the assignment of multiple…
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Multiple Git flaws led to credentials compromise
Vulnerabilities in the Git credential retrieval protocol could have allowed threat actors to access user credentials. Security researcher RyotaK from GMO Flatt Security Inc discovered multiple vulnerabilities in the Git credential retrieval protocol that could have allowed threat actors to access user credentials. The vulnerabilities stem from the improper handling of messages in Git’s credential…
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New Phishing Campaign Targets Mobile Devices with Malicious PDFs
A novel phishing campaign identified by Zimperium targets mobile users with malicious PDFs, impersonating USPS to steal credentials First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/phishing-campaign-targets-mobile/
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Steuerung einer hybriden Authentifizierungs-Landschaft
Keeper Security veröffentlicht seinen aktuellsten Insight-Report ‘Navigating a Hybrid Authentication Landscape”. Der Report untersucht, wie sich die Strategien von Organisationen entwickeln, um sensible Daten und Identitäten zu sichern, angesichts einer stetig komplexeren digitalen Umgebung. Während sich die traditionelle Passwort-basierte Authentifizierung wachsenden Gefahren gegenübersieht, inklusive Phishing und Credential-Stuffing (Angreifer nutzen gestohlene Anmeldedaten für unberechtigte Zugänge zu Konten),…
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Git Vulnerabilities Led to Credentials Exposure
Vulnerabilities in Git’s credential retrieval protocol could have allowed attackers to compromise user credentials. The post Git Vulnerabilities Led to Credentials Exposure appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/git-vulnerabilities-led-to-credentials-exposure/
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New Phishing Framework Attack Multiple Brands Login Pages To Steal Credentials
Researchers have identified a sophisticated phishing tactic leveraging Cloudflare’s workers.dev, a free domain name service, to execute credential theft campaigns. The modus operandi involves a generic phishing page that can impersonate any brand, with significant technical ingenuity aimed at deceiving unsuspecting users and evading detection. The phishing page, hosted on the URL >>workers-playground-broken-king-d18b.supermissions.workers.dev,
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Ivanti Vulns Chained Together in Cyberattack Onslaught
The threat actors are abusing the vulnerabilities to gain initial access, obtain credentials, and install malicious scripts on user devices. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/cisa-ivanti-vulns-chained-attacks
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Phishing Emails Targeting Australian Firms Rise by 30% in 2024
For the APAC region as a whole, credential phishing attacks rose by 30.5% between 2023 and 2024. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/phishing-email-attacks-rise-australia/
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Chained Vulnerabilities Exploited in Ivanti Cloud Service Appliances
Tags: cloud, credentials, exploit, ivanti, rce, remote-code-execution, service, theft, threat, vulnerabilityThreat actors chained Ivanti CSA vulnerabilities for RCE, credential theft & webshell deployment First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cisa-fbi-warn-chained-attacks/
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How to Eliminate Identity-Based Threats
Despite significant investments in advanced technologies and employee training programs, credential and user-based attacks remain alarmingly prevalent, accounting for 50-80% of enterprise breaches[1],[2]. While identity-based attacks continue to dominate as the leading cause of security incidents, the common approach to identity security threats is still threat reduction, implementing layers of First seen on thehackernews.com Jump…
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10 top XDR tools and how to evaluate them
Tags: ai, attack, automation, business, cloud, computing, container, corporate, credentials, data, defense, detection, edr, email, encryption, endpoint, finance, firewall, google, guide, Hardware, iam, ibm, identity, incident response, infrastructure, intelligence, malicious, malware, marketplace, microsoft, mitigation, network, office, okta, open-source, organized, risk, security-incident, service, siem, skills, soar, software, spam, technology, threat, tool, training, vulnerability, zero-dayLittle in the modern IT world lends itself to manual or siloed management, and this is doubly true in the security realm. The scale of modern enterprise computing and modern application stack architecture requires security tools that can bring visibility into the security posture of modern IT components and integrate tightly to bring real-time threat…
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Entra Connect Attacker Tradecraft: Part 2
Tags: access, attack, authentication, business, cloud, control, credentials, detection, group, microsoft, password, powershell, service, windowsNow that we know how to add credentials to an on-premises user, lets pose a question: “Given access to a sync account in Domain A, can we add credentials to a user in another domain within the same Entra tenant?” This is a bit of a tall order assuming we have very few privileges in Entra…
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Rethinking Credential Security
Whether you’re a CISO or a security professional this Q&A is packed with credential security insights you can implement today. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/01/rethinking-credential-security/
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Google Cloud Security Threat Horizons Report #11 Is Out!
Tags: access, api, apt, attack, authentication, breach, business, cloud, corporate, credentials, cybersecurity, data, detection, exploit, extortion, google, identity, intelligence, leak, mfa, password, phishing, ransomware, service, tactics, theft, threat, tool, vulnerabilityThis is my completely informal, uncertified, unreviewed and otherwise completely unofficial blog inspired by my reading of our next Threat Horizons Report, #11 (full version) that we just released (the official blog for #1 report, my unofficial blogs for #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9 and #10). My favorite quotes from the report follow below:…
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How to Handle Secrets at the Command Line [cheat sheet included]
Developers need to prevent credentials from being exposed while working on the command line. Learn how you might be at risk and what tools and methods to help you work more safely. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/01/how-to-handle-secrets-at-the-command-line-cheat-sheet-included/
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Google Cloud links poor credentials to nearly half of all cloud-based attacks
Cloud services with weak credentials were a prime target for attackers, often resulting in lateral movement attempts, a Google Cloud report found. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/poor-credentials-cloud-services-attacks/737984/
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Is That Really ProtonMail? New Credential Harvesting Threats Targeting Cloud Apps
Imagine sipping your morning coffee, scrolling through your inbox, when a seemingly innocent ProtonMail message catches your eye. But this isn’t your typical email”, it’s a credential-harvesting attempt targeting specific cloud services. Today, cybercriminals are not just focusing on well-known platforms like DocuSign and Microsoft. They’re expanding their reach, exploiting a variety of cloud apps…
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Major Cybersecurity Vendors’ Credentials Found on Dark Web
Cyble has found thousands of security vendors’ credentials on the dark web, likely pulled from infostealer logs First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cybersecurity-vendors-credentials/
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IBM i Access Client Solutions Might Be Leaking Your Passwords
A potential security flaw in IBM i Access Client Solutions (ACS) has raised serious concerns about password leakage, leaving users vulnerable to exploitation. Research published yesterday by a vulnerability assessment team revealed that the *WINLOGON authentication feature in IBM ACS is questionably storing Windows credentials, potentially exposing plaintext passwords. This alarming discovery has prompted immediate…
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Fake Homebrew Google ads target Mac users with malware
Hackers are once again abusing Google ads to spread malware, using a fake Homebrew website to infect Macs and Linux devices with an infostealer that steals credentials, browser data, and cryptocurrency wallets. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-homebrew-google-ads-target-mac-users-with-malware/