Tag: credentials
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Agentic AI in IT security: Where expectations meet reality
Tags: ai, api, automation, cloud, compliance, control, credentials, crowdstrike, cybersecurity, data, detection, finance, framework, gartner, google, governance, infrastructure, injection, metric, phishing, RedTeam, risk, service, siem, skills, soar, soc, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, trainingIntegration approaches: Add-on vs. standalone: The first decision regarding AI agents is whether to layer them onto existing platforms or to implement standalone frameworks. The add-on model treats agents as extensions to security information and event management (SIEM), security orchestration, automation and response (SOAR), or other security tools, providing quick wins with minimal disruption. Standalone…
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Cybersecurity Snapshot: CISA Highlights Vulnerability Management Importance in Breach Analysis, as Orgs Are Urged To Patch Cisco Zero-Days
Tags: 2fa, access, advisory, api, attack, authentication, breach, business, cisa, cisco, cloud, control, credentials, crime, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, endpoint, exploit, fido, finance, firewall, framework, github, grc, guide, identity, incident response, infrastructure, Internet, ISO-27001, kev, law, lessons-learned, malicious, malware, mfa, mitigation, monitoring, network, open-source, phishing, privacy, ransomware, risk, saas, scam, security-incident, service, soc, software, supply-chain, tactics, threat, update, vpn, vulnerability, vulnerability-management, worm, zero-dayCISA’s takeaways of an agency hack include a call for timely vulnerability patching. Plus, Cisco zero-day bugs are under attack, patch now. Meanwhile, the CSA issued a framework for SaaS security. And get the latest on the npm breach, the ransomware attack that disrupted air travel and more! Here are six things you need to…
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Trust in MCP takes first inwild hit via squatted Postmark connector
Risks persist even after package removal: Koi security researchers did not hear back when they reached out to the developer (attacker) of version 1.0.16 for clarification on the added ‘Bcc:’. Instead, they noticed the package promptly removed, even before they could report it to npm.However, deleting the package won’t remove it from the machines it…
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Phishing Campaign Targets PyPI Maintainers with Fake Login Site
Fake PyPI login site phishing campaign threatens developer credentials and the open-source supply chain. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/phishing-campaign-targets-pypi-maintainers-with-fake-login-site/
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Trust on MCP takes first inwild hit via squatted Postmark connector
Risks persist even after package removal: Koi security researchers did not hear back when they reached out to the developer (attacker) of version 1.0.16 for clarification on the added ‘BCC’. Instead, they noticed the package promptly removed, even before they could report it to npm.However, deleting the package won’t remove it from the machines it…
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Trust on MCP takes first inwild hit via squatted Postmark connector
Risks persist even after package removal: Koi security researchers did not hear back when they reached out to the developer (attacker) of version 1.0.16 for clarification on the added ‘BCC’. Instead, they noticed the package promptly removed, even before they could report it to npm.However, deleting the package won’t remove it from the machines it…
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Okta introduces Identity Security Fabric to secure AI agents
Tags: ai, backup, control, credentials, data, deep-fake, government, identity, infrastructure, malicious, mobile, okta, privacy, vulnerabilityDigital credentials round out the platform: The third fabric component is digital credentials capabilities through the Okta Verifiable Digital Credentials (VDC) platform, scheduled for fiscal 2027 release.The system would allow organizations to issue cryptographically secure versions of government IDs, employment records, and professional certifications.”Built on open standards for maximum control and future interoperability, VDCs will…
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Okta introduces Identity Security Fabric to secure AI agents
Tags: ai, backup, control, credentials, data, deep-fake, government, identity, infrastructure, malicious, mobile, okta, privacy, vulnerabilityDigital credentials round out the platform: The third fabric component is digital credentials capabilities through the Okta Verifiable Digital Credentials (VDC) platform, scheduled for fiscal 2027 release.The system would allow organizations to issue cryptographically secure versions of government IDs, employment records, and professional certifications.”Built on open standards for maximum control and future interoperability, VDCs will…
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New Botnet ‘Loader-as-a-Service’ Turns Home Routers and IoT into Mirai Farms
CloudSEK has uncovered a sophisticated Loader-as-a-Service botnet campaign spanning the last six months, leveraging exposed command-and-control logs to orchestrate attacks against SOHO routers, embedded Linux devices, and enterprise applications. The threat actors exploit unsanitized POST parameters”, such as NTP, syslog, and hostname fields”, alongside default credentials and known CVEs in WebLogic, WordPress, and vBulletin systems…
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SpyCloud Report: 2/3 Orgs Extremely Concerned About Identity Attacks Yet Major Blind Spots Persist
Tags: access, ai, attack, breach, corporate, credentials, cybercrime, cybersecurity, dark-web, data, data-breach, defense, endpoint, government, identity, intelligence, jobs, malware, monitoring, ransomware, risk, theft, threat57% lack strong capabilities to invalidate exposed sessionsNearly two-thirds lack repeatable remediation workflowsAbout two-thirds do not have formal investigation protocolsLess than 20% can automate identity remediation across systemsOnly 19% of organizations have automated identity remediation processes in place. The rest rely on case-by-case investigation or incomplete playbooks that leave gaps attackers can exploit.”The defense mission…
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SpyCloud Report: 2/3 Orgs Extremely Concerned About Identity Attacks Yet Major Blind Spots Persist
Tags: access, ai, attack, breach, corporate, credentials, cybercrime, cybersecurity, dark-web, data, data-breach, defense, endpoint, government, identity, intelligence, jobs, malware, monitoring, ransomware, risk, theft, threat57% lack strong capabilities to invalidate exposed sessionsNearly two-thirds lack repeatable remediation workflowsAbout two-thirds do not have formal investigation protocolsLess than 20% can automate identity remediation across systemsOnly 19% of organizations have automated identity remediation processes in place. The rest rely on case-by-case investigation or incomplete playbooks that leave gaps attackers can exploit.”The defense mission…
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Inside the economy built on stolen credentials
Instead of going after software flaws or network weaknesses, attackers are targeting something much easier to steal: identity credentials. A new report from BeyondID calls … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/09/26/stolen-identity-cybercrime-economy/
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Delinea releases free open-source MCP server to secure AI agents
AI agents are becoming more common in the workplace, but giving them access to sensitive systems can be risky. Credentials often get stored in plain text, added to prompts, or … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/09/26/delinea-free-open-source-mcp-server/
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Black box penetration testing: pros and cons
Black box penetration testing is one method among many potential approaches to securing systems, applications, networks and cloud environments. As with anything, it has pros and cons. Black box penetration testing involves assessing an asset without any prior knowledge or access to its internals, for example authenticated features, application code, user credentials or network architecture.”¦…
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Hackers Use AI-Generated Code to Obfuscate Payloads and Bypass Traditional Defenses
A recent credential phishing campaign detected by Microsoft Threat Intelligence used AI-generated code within an SVG file to disguise malicious behavior. While the novel obfuscation techniques showcased attacker ingenuity, AI-powered defenses successfully blocked the attack”, underscoring that AI-augmented threats remain detectable when defenders adapt analytic strategies. On August 18, Microsoft Threat Intelligence identified a targeted…
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Hackers Use AI-Generated Code to Obfuscate Payloads and Bypass Traditional Defenses
A recent credential phishing campaign detected by Microsoft Threat Intelligence used AI-generated code within an SVG file to disguise malicious behavior. While the novel obfuscation techniques showcased attacker ingenuity, AI-powered defenses successfully blocked the attack”, underscoring that AI-augmented threats remain detectable when defenders adapt analytic strategies. On August 18, Microsoft Threat Intelligence identified a targeted…
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Cisco Warns of Actively Exploited SNMP Vulnerability Allowing RCE or DoS in IOS Software
Tags: cisco, credentials, cve, dos, exploit, flaw, rce, remote-code-execution, service, software, vulnerabilityCisco has warned of a high-severity security flaw in IOS Software and IOS XE Software that could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code or trigger a denial-of-service (DoS) condition under specific circumstances.The company said the vulnerability, CVE-2025-20352 (CVSS score: 7.7), has been exploited in the wild, adding it became aware of it “after…
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Hackers Exploit Pandoc CVE-2025-51591 to Target AWS IMDS and Steal EC2 IAM Credentials
Cloud security company Wiz has revealed that it uncovered in-the-wild exploitation of a security flaw in a Linux utility called Pandoc as part of attacks designed to infiltrate Amazon Web Services (AWS) Instance Metadata Service (IMDS).The vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-51591 (CVSS score: 6.5), which refers to a case of Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) that…
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Hackers Exploit Pandoc CVE-2025-51591 to Target AWS IMDS and Steal EC2 IAM Credentials
Cloud security company Wiz has revealed that it uncovered in-the-wild exploitation of a security flaw in a Linux utility called Pandoc as part of attacks designed to infiltrate Amazon Web Services (AWS) Instance Metadata Service (IMDS).The vulnerability in question is CVE-2025-51591 (CVSS score: 6.5), which refers to a case of Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) that…
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Service Accounts in Active Directory: These OG NHIs Could Be Your Weakest Link
While non-human identities (NHIs) in cloud and SaaS operations may be getting lots of attention right now, securing your Active Directory service accounts can go a long way in reducing risk. Here are three steps you can take right now. Key takeaways Expect sprawl: Agentic AI and cloud native development accelerate non-human identity (NHI) growth. …
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New npm Malware Steals Browser Passwords via Steganographic QR Code
A novel npm package named fezbox has been uncovered by the Socket Threat Research Team as a sophisticated malware delivery mechanism that exfiltrates username and password credentials from browser cookies via an embedded QR code. Published under the npm alias janedu (registration email janedu0216@gmail[.]com), the package masquerades as a harmless JavaScript/TypeScript utility library while quietly…
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Hackers Abuse IMDS Service for Cloud Initial Access
Cloud environments rely on the Instance Metadata Service (IMDS) to provide virtual machines with temporary credentials and essential configuration data. IMDS allows applications to securely retrieve credentials without embedding secrets in code or configuration files. However, threat actors have found ways to misuse this convenience, turning IMDS into a springboard for stealing credentials, moving laterally,…
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Hackers Abuse IMDS Service for Cloud Initial Access
Cloud environments rely on the Instance Metadata Service (IMDS) to provide virtual machines with temporary credentials and essential configuration data. IMDS allows applications to securely retrieve credentials without embedding secrets in code or configuration files. However, threat actors have found ways to misuse this convenience, turning IMDS into a springboard for stealing credentials, moving laterally,…
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NPM package caught using QR Code to fetch cookie-stealing malware
Newly discovered npm package ‘fezbox’ employs QR codes to hide a second-stage payload to steal cookies from a user’s web browser. The package, masquerading as a utility library, leverages this innovative steganographic technique to harvest sensitive data, such as user credentials, from a compromised machine. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/npm-package-caught-using-qr-code-to-fetch-cookie-stealing-malware/
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Microsoft DCU’s Takedown of RaccoonO365
When I saw the name of the Microsoft Digital Crime Unit’s latest target, “RaccoonO365” I probably reacted to it differently than most. With the help of a friend in Lagos, we’ve been watching the money launderers and things have reached a point that they now refer to what we previously called “Business Email Compromise” or…
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Closing the Visibility Gap: Corporate Exposure Analytics in the Infostealer Era
Co-authored by Constella Intelligence and Kineviz As infostealer malware continues to scale in reach, automation, and precision, organizations face an increasingly urgent challenge: a lack of comprehensive visibility across their identity exposure landscape. While credential leaks and cookie thefts are often detected in isolation, without centralized and time-aware analytics, security teams cannot understand the true extent……
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Here’s how potent Atomic credential stealer is finding its way onto Macs
Tags: credentialsLastPass warns it’s one of the latest to see its well-known brand impersonated. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/security/2025/09/potent-atomic-credential-stealer-can-bypass-gatekeeper/