Tag: credentials
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Storm-2561 targets enterprise VPN users with SEO poisoning, fake clients
vpn-fortinet[.]com and ivanti-vpn[.]org, hosting malicious ZIP files on GitHub, the advisory said.The malware itself arrives as a ZIP file containing a Windows Installer package. When a user launches the downloaded installer, it drops a fake Pulse Secure application into a directory that closely mimics a legitimate Pulse Secure installation path, Microsoft said.”This installation path blends…
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Iran War Bait Fuels TA453, TA473 Phishing Campaigns
Tags: cloud, credentials, cyber, espionage, exploit, government, iran, malware, middle-east, phishing, service, theft, threatTA453, TA473, and several emerging threat clusters are exploiting breaking news about the Iran war to run highly targeted phishing campaigns against governments and policy organizations across the Middle East and beyond. These operations blend traditional espionage with opportunistic credential theft and malware delivery, often abusing compromised government accounts and trusted cloud services to increase…
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How Threat Intelligence Protects Player Experience for Betting and Gaming Customers
Threat intelligence and bot mitigation strategies help gaming and betting platforms stop credential stuffing, scraping and automated fraud. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/how-threat-intelligence-protects-player-experience-for-betting-and-gaming-customers/
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Delinea’s StrongDM Acquisition Highlights the Changing Role of PAM
StrongDM, which injects ephemeral, real-time credentials into developer workflows, will enable Delinea to offer privilege access management across cloud, SaaS, Kubernetes, and database environments. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/identity-access-management-security/delinea-strongdm-acquisition-highlights-changing-role-pam
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Delinea’s StrongDM Acquisition Highlights the Changing Role of PAM
StrongDM, which injects ephemeral, real-time credentials into developer workflows, will enable Delinea to offer privilege access management across cloud, SaaS, Kubernetes, and database environments. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/identity-access-management-security/delinea-strongdm-acquisition-highlights-changing-role-pam
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Medical giant Stryker crippled after Iranian hackers remotely wipe computers
Tags: access, attack, authentication, best-practice, ceo, computer, credentials, cyber, cyberattack, data, flaw, group, hacker, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, iran, jobs, mobile, phone, service, software, supply-chain, theft, threat, updateHandala claims credit: The Handala threat group quickly claimed responsibility for the attack. While the group’s involvement is just a claim for now, Stryker employees reportedly saw a version of the Handala logo a cartoon of a Palestinian boy with his back turned and hands crossed behind him on affected devices.Handala’s identity is hard to…
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Rust-Based VENON Malware Targets 33 Brazilian Banks with Credential-Stealing Overlays
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new banking malware targeting Brazilian users that’s written in Rust, marking a significant departure from other known Delphi-based malware families associated with the Latin American cybercrime ecosystem.The malware, which is designed to infect Windows systems and was first discovered last month, has been codenamed VENON by Brazilian First…
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Enzoic Expands Protection Against Dark Web Credential Exposure
Credentials exposed in breach data can create risk long after the original incident. Once those passwords circulate through underground marketplaces, they can be reused to target enterprise systems and customer accounts. According to the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report, stolen credentials play a major role in web application breaches. Attackers frequently automate credential stuffing and……
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PhantomRaven returns to npm with 88 bad packages
Operational patterns challenge “research experiment” claim: Despite the new waves, PhantomRaven’s core functionality has remained largely unchanged, the researchers said. They found that 257 out of 259 lines of the malware payload are identical across all waves, with the only significant modification being the command-and-control domain used to receive stolen data.Instead, the attacker focused on…
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Hackers Exploit CloudFlare Anti-Security to Steal Microsoft 365 Login Credentials
A recent Microsoft 365 credential harvesting campaign shows how attackers are exploiting CloudFlare’s protective features to shield malicious phishing sites from security scanners and threat researchers. CloudFlare is widely used by organizations to improve website performance and protect against attacks such as bots, DDoS, and automated scanning. However, these same protections can also unintentionally benefit…
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Hackers Exploit CloudFlare Anti-Security to Steal Microsoft 365 Login Credentials
A recent Microsoft 365 credential harvesting campaign shows how attackers are exploiting CloudFlare’s protective features to shield malicious phishing sites from security scanners and threat researchers. CloudFlare is widely used by organizations to improve website performance and protect against attacks such as bots, DDoS, and automated scanning. However, these same protections can also unintentionally benefit…
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Critical n8n Flaws Allow Remote Code Execution and Exposure of Stored Credentials
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of two now-patched security flaws in the n8n workflow automation platform, including two critical bugs that could result in arbitrary command execution.The vulnerabilities are listed below -CVE-2026-27577 (CVSS score: 9.4) – Expression sandbox escape leading to remote code execution (RCE)CVE-2026-27493 (CVSS score: 9.5) – Unauthenticated First seen on thehackernews.com Jump…
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Overly permissive ‘guest’ settings put Salesforce customers at risk
Why Salesforce environments make tempting targets: Salesforce deployments are particularly attractive because of the sensitive data they hold and the complexity of their access models.”Salesforce instances often contain highly sensitive customer data, including credentials and secrets that can be used for lateral movement,” said Vincenzo Lozzo, CEO and cofounder of SlashID. At the same time,…
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Why zero trust breaks down in IoT and OT environments
Tags: access, attack, automation, breach, cloud, control, credentials, cyber, firewall, firmware, group, identity, infrastructure, iot, network, nist, resilience, risk, service, tool, update, zero-trustThe IoT and OT blind spot: IoT and OT environments consistently exhibit three characteristics that create persistent security blind spots.First, visibility is incomplete by design. Devices are frequently deployed by facilities teams, engineering groups, or third-party integrators rather than security organizations. Asset inventories lag reality. Telemetry is sparse, proprietary, or intermittent. Many devices communicate only…
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Critical flaw in HPE Aruba CX switches lets attackers seize admin control without credentials
Tags: access, advisory, cisa, control, credentials, data, endpoint, exploit, firewall, flaw, infrastructure, kev, remote-code-execution, software, switch, update, vulnerabilityExposure spans campus to data center switching: The vulnerabilities affect AOS-CX software across four active version branches, spanning entry-level campus switches to data center-class hardware. Versions that reached the end of support before the advisory’s publication are also expected to be vulnerable, the advisory said. Organizations running AOS-CX 10.17.0001 and below, 10.16.1020 and below, 10.13.1160…
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Keeper Security launches global campaign highlighting identity-first cybersecurity with Atlassian Williams F1 Team
Keeper Security has launched a new global campaign with the Atlassian Williams Formula 1 Team to highlight the growing importance of identity-first cybersecurity, as credential-based threats continue to rise across enterprise environments. The campaign coincides with the start of the 2026 Formula 1 season and marks the third year of Keeper’s partnership as the team’s…
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Software vulnerabilities push credential abuse aside in cloud intrusions
Cloud intrusions are unfolding on shorter timelines, with attackers leaning more on unpatched software and compromised identities. H2 2025 distribution of initial access … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/03/11/google-cloud-environments-cyber-threats-report/
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March Patch Tuesday: Three high severity holes in Microsoft Office
aadsshlogin package. Systems with the extension already installed have packages.microsoft.com configured automatically, so no additional setup is required.”The cloud ecosystem doesn’t really handle patching well,” Reguly said. “It’s a relatively immature process, and the way that Microsoft handles these products really demonstrates that. The CVE impacting Azure Linux Virtual Machines (CVE-2026-23665) or the multiple CVEs…
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Fake OpenClaw npm Package Installs GhostClaw Malware
A malicious npm package disguised as OpenClaw installs GhostClaw malware to steal developer credentials and sensitive data. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/fake-openclaw-npm-package-installs-ghostclaw-malware/
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Attackers exploit FortiGate devices to access sensitive network information
Attackers are exploiting FortiGate devices to breach networks and steal configuration data containing service account credentials and network details. SentinelOne researchers warn that attackers are exploiting vulnerabilities or weak credentials in FortiGate devices to gain initial access to corporate networks. Once inside, they extract configuration files that may contain service account credentials and information about…
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FortiGate Devices Exploited to Breach Networks and Steal Service Account Credentials
Tags: breach, credentials, cybersecurity, exploit, firewall, network, service, threat, vulnerabilityCybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new campaign where threat actors are abusing FortiGate Next-Generation Firewall (NGFW) appliances as entry points to breach victim networks. The activity involves the exploitation of recently disclosed security vulnerabilities or weak credentials to extract configuration files containing service account credentials and network topology First seen on thehackernews.com Jump…
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Inside Kimwolf Traffic: How Residential Proxies Fuel Credential Stuffing, Web Scraping, Fraud
DataDome analyzed Kimwolf botnet traffic targeting businesses. See how residential proxies fuel credential stuffing, web scraping, and fraud attacks. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/inside-kimwolf-traffic-how-residential-proxies-fuel-credential-stuffing-web-scraping-fraud/
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Cloud Attackers Now Prefer Vulnerability Exploits Over Credentials, Google Cloud Finds
Google Cloud report details a sharp rise in attackers exploiting software vulnerabilities, including React2Shell First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/cloud-attackers-prefer-exploits/
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Before the Breach: Identity Persistence Through Stolen Credentials
Stolen credentials often remain active long before a breach. See how identity persistence drives initial access risk. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/03/before-the-breach-identity-persistence-through-stolen-credentials/
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CISA Alerts on Ivanti Endpoint Manager Vulnerability Auth Bypass Exploited in the Wild
Tags: access, authentication, cisa, credentials, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, endpoint, exploit, infrastructure, ivanti, kev, vulnerabilityThe U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added a newly disclosed security vulnerability affecting Ivanti Endpoint Manager (EPM) to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog, warning that the issue is being actively exploited in the wild. The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2026-1603, allows attackers to bypass authentication protections and potentially access sensitive credential data…