Tag: credentials
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175 Malicious npm Packages Targeting Tech and Energy Firms, 26,000 Downloads
Socket’s Threat Research Team has uncovered a sprawling phishing campaign”, dubbed “Beamglea””, leveraging 175 malicious npm packages that have amassed over 26,000 downloads. These packages serve solely as hosting infrastructure, redirecting victims to credential-harvesting pages. Though randomly named packages make accidental developer installation unlikely, the download counts reflect security researchers, automated scanners, and CDN providers…
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175 Malicious npm Packages Targeting Tech and Energy Firms, 26,000 Downloads
Socket’s Threat Research Team has uncovered a sprawling phishing campaign”, dubbed “Beamglea””, leveraging 175 malicious npm packages that have amassed over 26,000 downloads. These packages serve solely as hosting infrastructure, redirecting victims to credential-harvesting pages. Though randomly named packages make accidental developer installation unlikely, the download counts reflect security researchers, automated scanners, and CDN providers…
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175 Malicious npm Packages Targeting Tech and Energy Firms, 26,000 Downloads
Socket’s Threat Research Team has uncovered a sprawling phishing campaign”, dubbed “Beamglea””, leveraging 175 malicious npm packages that have amassed over 26,000 downloads. These packages serve solely as hosting infrastructure, redirecting victims to credential-harvesting pages. Though randomly named packages make accidental developer installation unlikely, the download counts reflect security researchers, automated scanners, and CDN providers…
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175 Malicious npm Packages with 26,000 Downloads Used in Credential Phishing Campaign
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new set of 175 malicious packages on the npm registry that have been used to facilitate credential harvesting attacks as part of an unusual campaign.The packages have been collectively downloaded 26,000 times, acting as an infrastructure for a widespread phishing campaign codenamed Beamglea targeting more than 135 industrial, technology, and…
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175 Malicious npm Packages with 26,000 Downloads Used in Credential Phishing Campaign
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new set of 175 malicious packages on the npm registry that have been used to facilitate credential harvesting attacks as part of an unusual campaign.The packages have been collectively downloaded 26,000 times, acting as an infrastructure for a widespread phishing campaign codenamed Beamglea targeting more than 135 industrial, technology, and…
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Hackers Exploit Microsoft Employee Accounts in Salary Theft Scheme
Tags: attack, authentication, credentials, cyber, exploit, finance, hacker, intelligence, microsoft, phishing, theft, threatMicrosoft Threat Intelligence is sounding the alarm on a surge of sophisticated “payroll pirate” attacks, in which financially motivated adversaries hijack employee accounts to reroute salary payments to attacker-controlled bank accounts. In the first half of 2025, Storm-2657 launched a widespread phishing campaign against university staff, harvesting credentials and multifactor authentication (MFA) codes. Attackers deployed…
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Hackers Exploit Microsoft Employee Accounts in Salary Theft Scheme
Tags: attack, authentication, credentials, cyber, exploit, finance, hacker, intelligence, microsoft, phishing, theft, threatMicrosoft Threat Intelligence is sounding the alarm on a surge of sophisticated “payroll pirate” attacks, in which financially motivated adversaries hijack employee accounts to reroute salary payments to attacker-controlled bank accounts. In the first half of 2025, Storm-2657 launched a widespread phishing campaign against university staff, harvesting credentials and multifactor authentication (MFA) codes. Attackers deployed…
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Hackers Exploit Microsoft Employee Accounts in Salary Theft Scheme
Tags: attack, authentication, credentials, cyber, exploit, finance, hacker, intelligence, microsoft, phishing, theft, threatMicrosoft Threat Intelligence is sounding the alarm on a surge of sophisticated “payroll pirate” attacks, in which financially motivated adversaries hijack employee accounts to reroute salary payments to attacker-controlled bank accounts. In the first half of 2025, Storm-2657 launched a widespread phishing campaign against university staff, harvesting credentials and multifactor authentication (MFA) codes. Attackers deployed…
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SonicWall Says All Firewall Backups Were Accessed by Hackers
SonicWall has confirmed that attackers accessed cloud backup configuration files for all customers using its backup service exposing encrypted credentials and network configurations. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/sonicwall-hackers-breached-all-firewall-backups/
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SonicWall Confirms Breach Exposing All Customer Firewall Configuration Backups
SonicWall, together with leading incident response firm Mandiant, has completed a thorough review of a recent cloud backup security incident. The investigation confirmed that an unknown party gained access to all firewall configuration backup files for customers using the MySonicWall cloud backup feature. These files contain encoded configuration settings and encrypted credentials. Although the credentials…
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LockBit, DragonForce, and Qilin form a ‘cartel’ to dictate ransomware market conditions
Tags: access, attack, breach, control, credentials, cybercrime, data, firewall, group, infrastructure, law, leak, lockbit, network, ransomware, service, technology, vpnCritical infrastructure declared fair game: As part of LockBit’s return announcement, the group revealed that critical infrastructure sectors previously considered off-limits would now be permissible targets for its affiliates. “It is permissible to attack critical infrastructure such as nuclear power plants, thermal power plants, hydroelectric power plants, and other similar organizations,” the group stated, according…
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LockBit, DragonForce, and Qilin form a ‘cartel’ to dictate ransomware market conditions
Tags: access, attack, breach, control, credentials, cybercrime, data, firewall, group, infrastructure, law, leak, lockbit, network, ransomware, service, technology, vpnCritical infrastructure declared fair game: As part of LockBit’s return announcement, the group revealed that critical infrastructure sectors previously considered off-limits would now be permissible targets for its affiliates. “It is permissible to attack critical infrastructure such as nuclear power plants, thermal power plants, hydroelectric power plants, and other similar organizations,” the group stated, according…
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All SonicWall Cloud Backup Users Have Firewall Configuration Files Stolen
SonicWall said that a threat actor has accessed files containing encrypted credentials and configuration data for all customers who have used its cloud backup service First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/sonicwall-cloud-firewall/
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Threat actors steal firewall configs, impacting all SonicWall Cloud Backup users
All SonicWall Cloud Backup users were impacted after hackers stole firewall configuration files from the MySonicWall service in early September. Threat actors stole firewall configuration backups from SonicWall’s cloud service, impacting all users of its MySonicWall cloud backup platform. In September, SonicWall urged customers to reset credentials after firewall backup files tied to MySonicWall accounts…
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Threat actors steal firewall configs, impacting all SonicWall Cloud Backup users
All SonicWall Cloud Backup users were impacted after hackers stole firewall configuration files from the MySonicWall service in early September. Threat actors stole firewall configuration backups from SonicWall’s cloud service, impacting all users of its MySonicWall cloud backup platform. In September, SonicWall urged customers to reset credentials after firewall backup files tied to MySonicWall accounts…
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Threat actors steal firewall configs, impacting all SonicWall Cloud Backup users
All SonicWall Cloud Backup users were impacted after hackers stole firewall configuration files from the MySonicWall service in early September. Threat actors stole firewall configuration backups from SonicWall’s cloud service, impacting all users of its MySonicWall cloud backup platform. In September, SonicWall urged customers to reset credentials after firewall backup files tied to MySonicWall accounts…
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Bots Are Evolving: Here’s How to Stop AI-Powered Automation Before It Stops You
Tags: access, ai, api, application-security, attack, authentication, automation, awareness, breach, cloud, compliance, container, control, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, encryption, exploit, intelligence, Internet, login, malicious, mobile, monitoring, network, scam, skills, software, strategy, tactics, technology, threat, toolBots Are Evolving: Here’s How to Stop AI-Powered Automation Before It Stops You madhav Thu, 10/09/2025 – 04:34 More than half of all internet traffic is now automated. Bots don’t just scrape data or hoard inventory anymore. They mimic humans so convincingly that even seasoned security teams struggle to spot them. With the help of…
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Bots Are Evolving: Here’s How to Stop AI-Powered Automation Before It Stops You
Tags: access, ai, api, application-security, attack, authentication, automation, awareness, breach, cloud, compliance, container, control, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, encryption, exploit, intelligence, Internet, login, malicious, mobile, monitoring, network, scam, skills, software, strategy, tactics, technology, threat, toolBots Are Evolving: Here’s How to Stop AI-Powered Automation Before It Stops You madhav Thu, 10/09/2025 – 04:34 More than half of all internet traffic is now automated. Bots don’t just scrape data or hoard inventory anymore. They mimic humans so convincingly that even seasoned security teams struggle to spot them. With the help of…
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DraftKings thwarts credential stuffing attack, but urges password reset and MFA
DraftKings warns of credential stuffing using stolen logins; No evidence of data loss, but users must reset passwords and enable MFA. A credential stuffing campaign is targeting the American sports gambling company DraftKings. Credential stuffing is a type of cyberattack where hackers use stolen usernames and passwords, usually obtained from previous data breaches, to try…
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Step Into the Password Graveyard”¦ If You Dare (and Join the Live Session)
Every year, weak passwords lead to millions in losses, and many of those breaches could have been stopped.Attackers don’t need advanced tools; they just need one careless login.For IT teams, that means endless resets, compliance struggles, and sleepless nights worrying about the next credential leak.This Halloween, The Hacker News and Specops Software invite you to…
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OpenAI Disrupts Russian, North Korean, and Chinese Hackers Misusing ChatGPT for Cyberattacks
Tags: access, ai, chatgpt, china, credentials, cyberattack, hacker, intelligence, malware, north-korea, openai, russia, threat, toolOpenAI on Tuesday said it disrupted three activity clusters for misusing its ChatGPT artificial intelligence (AI) tool to facilitate malware development.This includes a Russian”‘language threat actor, who is said to have used the chatbot to help develop and refine a remote access trojan (RAT), a credential stealer with an aim to evade detection. The operator…
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OpenAI Disrupts Russian, North Korean, and Chinese Hackers Misusing ChatGPT for Cyberattacks
Tags: access, ai, chatgpt, china, credentials, cyberattack, hacker, intelligence, malware, north-korea, openai, russia, threat, toolOpenAI on Tuesday said it disrupted three activity clusters for misusing its ChatGPT artificial intelligence (AI) tool to facilitate malware development.This includes a Russian”‘language threat actor, who is said to have used the chatbot to help develop and refine a remote access trojan (RAT), a credential stealer with an aim to evade detection. The operator…
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DraftKings warns of account breaches in credential stuffing attacks
Sports betting giant DraftKings has notified an undisclosed number of customers that their accounts had been hacked in a recent wave of credential stuffing attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/draftkings-warns-of-account-breaches-in-credential-stuffing-attacks/
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Credential stuffing: £2.31 million fine shows passwords are still the weakest link
How recycled passwords and poor security habits are fueling a cybercrime gold rush First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/10/07/credential_stuffing_231_million/
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Beyond Chatbots: Why Agent Security Is the Industry’s Next Major Challenge
The Shift from Answering Questions to Taking Action AI systems are evolving beyond conversation. Today’s autonomous agents book flights, manage calendars, and execute business workflows without constant human oversight. This represents a fundamental shift: from tools that respond to tools that act. This autonomy creates a problem. When an AI agent acts using your credentials,..…