Tag: credentials

Dashlane Revamps Partner Program, Hires First Channel Chief For Credential Security Push

Jul 29, 2025 8:27 AM

Tags: credentials, jobs

Dashlane announced a redesigned program Wednesday along with the hire of its first-ever channel chief as the credential security vendor looks to rely more heavily on partners for its next phase of growth. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2025/dashlane-revamps-partner-program-hires-first-channel-chief-for-credential-security-push
Nile Gives Your Campus Network More Than Just a Password

Jul 28, 2025 9:27 PM

Tags: access, control, credentials, firewall, network, password

For decades, network security followed a simple model: the castle and moat design philosophy. We built strong perimeters with firewalls and relied on Network Access Control (NAC) to act as a guardian, checking credentials at the door. Once inside, users and devices were assumed to be trusted. Today, the assumptions have all changed. Thanks to..…
Sophisticated Shuyal Stealer Targets 19 Browsers, Demonstrates Advanced Evasion

Jul 28, 2025 6:27 PM

Tags: credentials, data, malware, privacy, software

A new infostealing malware making the rounds can exfiltrate credentials and other system data even from browsing software considered more privacy-focused than mainstream options. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/shuyal-stealer-targets-19-browsers-advanced-evasion
Chinese ‘Fire Ant’ spies start to bite unpatched VMware instances

Jul 28, 2025 2:27 PM

Tags: access, ai, backdoor, china, control, credentials, cve, detection, endpoint, exploit, hacker, Hardware, identity, infrastructure, monitoring, network, service, software, threat, tool, update, vcenter, vmware, vulnerability

Tunnelling allowed lateral movement: Once inside, Fire Ant bypassed network segmentation by exploiting CVE-2022-1388 in F5 BIG-IP devices. This allowed them to deploy encrypted tunnels such as Neo-reGeorg web shells to reach isolated environments, even leveraging IPv6 to evade IPv4 filters.”The threat actor demonstrated a deep understanding of the target environment’s network architecture and policies,…
Chinese ‘Fire Ant’ spies start to bite unpatched VMware instances

Jul 28, 2025 2:27 PM

Tags: access, ai, backdoor, china, control, credentials, cve, detection, endpoint, exploit, hacker, Hardware, identity, infrastructure, monitoring, network, service, software, threat, tool, update, vcenter, vmware, vulnerability

Tunnelling allowed lateral movement: Once inside, Fire Ant bypassed network segmentation by exploiting CVE-2022-1388 in F5 BIG-IP devices. This allowed them to deploy encrypted tunnels such as Neo-reGeorg web shells to reach isolated environments, even leveraging IPv6 to evade IPv4 filters.”The threat actor demonstrated a deep understanding of the target environment’s network architecture and policies,…
SHUYAL Emerges: Stealing Login Credentials from 19 Major Browsers

Jul 28, 2025 10:27 AM

Tags: browser, chrome, credentials, cyber, google, login, microsoft, privacy

A sophisticated new information stealer named SHUYAL was recently discovered by Hybrid Analysis. It has demonstrated extensive capabilities in credential extraction from 19 different web browsers, including popular ones like Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Opera, Brave, and Yandex, as well as more specialized ones like Opera GX, Vivaldi, Chromium, Waterfox, Tor, Epic Privacy Browser, Comodo…
PoisonSeed Attack Turns Out to Be Not a FIDO Bypass After All

Jul 26, 2025 2:27 PM

Tags: attack, credentials, cybersecurity, fido, phishing, update

Cybersecurity firm Expel, in an update shared on July 25, 2025, said it’s retracting its findings about a phishing attack that it said leveraged cross-device sign-in to get around FIDO account protections despite being not in physical proximity to the authenticating client device.”The evidence does show the targeted user’s credentials (username and password) being phished…
Fake Indian Banking Apps on Android Steal Login Credentials from Users

Jul 25, 2025 3:27 PM

Tags: android, banking, credentials, cyber, detection, finance, india, login, malicious, malware, theft, unauthorized

A malicious Android application has been uncovered, impersonating legitimate Indian banking apps to orchestrate credential theft, surveillance, and unauthorized financial transactions. This malware employs a modular architecture featuring a dropper and a primary payload, leveraging deceptive user interfaces, silent installation techniques, and extensive abuse of Android permissions to evade detection and ensure persistence. In-Depth Malware…
Phishing Attack Spoofs Facebook Login Page to Capture Credentials

Jul 25, 2025 2:27 PM

Tags: attack, captcha, credentials, cyber, cybercrime, login, malicious, phishing, tactics

Cybercriminals are using a variety of dishonest tactics in a sophisticated phishing effort aimed at Facebook users in order to obtain login information. The attack begins with a malicious redirect that leads victims to a fraudulent website mimicking legitimate Facebook interfaces. Here, users encounter a fake CAPTCHA prompt designed to appear as a standard security…
Malware Campaign Uses YouTube and Discord to Harvest Credentials from Computers

Jul 25, 2025 11:27 AM

Tags: computer, credentials, cyber, malware, social-engineering, tactics, threat

The Acronis Threat Research Unit (TRU) has uncovered a sophisticated malware campaign deploying infostealers like Leet Stealer, its modified variant RMC Stealer, and Sniffer Stealer, leveraging social engineering tactics centered on gaming hype. These threats masquerade as indie game installers, such as Baruda Quest, Warstorm Fire, and Dire Talon, promoted via fraudulent websites and fake…
xonPlus Launches Real-Time Breach Alerting Platform for Enterprise Credential Exposure

Jul 25, 2025 10:27 AM

Tags: breach, credentials, india

Chennai, India, 25th July 2025, CyberNewsWire First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/07/xonplus-launches-real-time-breach-alerting-platform-for-enterprise-credential-exposure/
xonPlus Launches Real-Time Breach Alerting Platform for Enterprise Credential Exposure

Jul 25, 2025 10:27 AM

Tags: breach, credentials, india

Chennai, India, 25th July 2025, CyberNewsWire First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/xonplus-launches-real-time-breach-alerting-platform-for-enterprise-credential-exposure/
xonPlus Launches Real-Time Breach Alerting Platform For Enterprise Credential Exposure

Jul 25, 2025 10:27 AM

Tags: breach, credentials, cyber, data, detection, exploit, india, open-source, risk, tool

Chennai, India, July 25th, 2025, CyberNewsWire xonPlus, a real-time digital risk alerting system, officially launches today to help security teams detect credential exposures before attackers exploit them. The platform detects data breaches and alerts teams and systems to respond instantly. Built by the team behind XposedOrNot, an open-source breach detection tool used by thousands, xonPlus…
Coyote malware is first-ever malware abusing Windows UI Automation

Jul 25, 2025 12:27 AM

Tags: automation, banking, credentials, crypto, exploit, finance, framework, malware, microsoft, windows

New Coyote malware uses Windows UI Automation to steal banking credentials, targeting Brazilian users across 75 banks and crypto platforms. Coyote malware is now the first to exploit Microsoft’s UI Automation framework in the wild, validating prior warnings from Akamai researchers in December 2024. The UI Automation (UIA) framework is a Microsoft accessibility framework that…
Clorox sues Cognizant for $380M over alleged helpdesk failures in cyberattack

Jul 23, 2025 9:12 PM

Tags: access, attack, breach, business, control, credentials, cyber, cyberattack, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data-breach, deep-fake, group, mfa, password, resilience, service, social-engineering, tactics, threat, tool, training

Attack attributed to social engineering specialists: The cyberattack in 2023 was attributed to Scattered Spider, a cybercriminal group known for sophisticated social engineering campaigns targeting IT helpdesks. However, in this case, the attackers succeeded through remarkably basic tactics rather than advanced technical methods.”Scattered Spider’s success with a plain ‘please reset my password’ call confirms that…
Interlock ransomware threat expands across the US and Europe, hits healthcare and smart cities

Jul 23, 2025 9:12 PM

Tags: access, advisory, attack, authentication, backup, ceo, control, credentials, defense, detection, dns, endpoint, finance, firewall, firmware, government, group, healthcare, identity, infrastructure, mfa, mitigation, network, ransom, ransomware, risk, service, social-engineering, technology, threat, training, update, usa, vulnerability

Target sectors and global reach : The advisory did not disclose the names of targeted organizations, but noted that critical infrastructure and other organizations in North America and Europe have been targeted in the past.”Healthcare has been a primary target, with incidents involving DaVita and Kettering Health. Education, technology, manufacturing, and government have also been…
Hackers Exploit Microsoft SharePoint Flaws in Global Breaches

Jul 23, 2025 9:12 PM

Tags: attack, breach, credentials, exploit, flaw, government, hacker, microsoft, network, theft

Hackers are exploiting critical SharePoint flaws (CVE-2025-53770/53771) to breach global targets, including governments and corporations. Microsoft urges immediate action. Learn about the active attacks and how to protect your network from credential theft and backdoors. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/hackers-exploit-microsoft-sharepoint-flaws-breaches/
New Coyote Malware Variant Exploits Windows UI Automation to Steal Banking Credentials

Jul 23, 2025 9:12 PM

Tags: automation, banking, credentials, crypto, exploit, framework, malware, windows

The Windows banking trojan known as Coyote has become the first known malware strain to exploit the Windows accessibility framework called UI Automation (UIA) to harvest sensitive information.”The new Coyote variant is targeting Brazilian users, and uses UIA to extract credentials linked to 75 banking institutes’ web addresses and cryptocurrency exchanges,” Akamai security researcher Tomer…
Credential Theft and Remote Access Surge as AllaKore, PureRAT, and Hijack Loader Proliferate

Jul 23, 2025 9:12 PM

Tags: access, credentials, group, hacking, rat, theft, threat

Mexican organizations are still being targeted by threat actors to deliver a modified version of AllaKore RAT and SystemBC as part of a long-running campaign. The activity has been attributed by Arctic Wolf Labs to a financially motivated hacking group called Greedy Sponge. It’s believed to be active since early 2021, indiscriminately targeting a wide…
Prettier-ESLint npm packages hijacked in a sophisticated supply chain attack

Jul 22, 2025 2:40 PM

Tags: attack, authentication, credentials, detection, github, malicious, mfa, phishing, rce, remote-code-execution, supply-chain, update

Automated GitHub alarms triggered a quick response: Detection was swift once the updates bypassed GitHub’s usual commit-based alerts and raised red flags in registry logs. The maintainer revoked the compromised token, deprecated the malicious releases, and collaborated with npm to remove them.Socket noted that the attack is a textbook example of “multi-stage supply chain compromise,”…
Cybercriminals Merge Android Malware with Click Fraud Apps to Harvest Credentials

Jul 22, 2025 11:42 AM

Tags: android, credentials, cyber, cybercrime, data, exploit, fraud, login, malicious, malware, social-engineering, tactics

Researchers uncovered an active Android malware cluster that ingeniously combines brand impersonation with traffic monetization tactics, targeting users across multiple regions. These malicious Android Package Kit (APK) files exploit social engineering and off-market distribution channels to evade traditional security measures, preying on user trust to exfiltrate sensitive data such as login credentials. The campaign deploys…
Hardcoded credentials found in HPE Aruba Instant On Wi-Fi devices

Jul 22, 2025 10:40 AM

Tags: access, authentication, credentials, cve, firmware, flaw, login, wifi

Hardcoded credentials in HPE Aruba Instant On Wi-Fi devices, let attackers to bypass authentication and access the web interface. HPE disclosed hardcoded credentials in Aruba Instant On Wi-Fi devices that allow attackers to bypass login and access the web interface. The flaw tracked as CVE-2025-37103 (CVSS score of 9.8) impacts devices running firmware version 3.2.0.1…
Kubernetes Image Builder Vulnerability Grants Root Access to Windows Nodes

Jul 22, 2025 9:40 AM

Tags: access, credentials, cve, cyber, exploit, flaw, kubernetes, vulnerability, windows

A critical vulnerability in the Kubernetes Image Builder has been disclosed that allows attackers to gain root access on Windows nodes by exploiting default credentials embedded in virtual machine images. Tracked as CVE-2025-7342, the flaw affects images built with the Nutanix or OVA providers in Kubernetes Image Builder versions v0.1.44 and earlier. CVE Identifier Description…
The MFA Illusion: Rethinking Identity for Non-Human Agents

Jul 22, 2025 12:40 AM

Tags: ai, authentication, control, credentials, identity, mfa

As Agentic AI Takes Over Workflows, Traditional Authentication Practices Fall Short. The explosion of agentic AI and autonomous bots to orchestrate cross-system tasks is turning MFA into a brittle defense. Non-human identities often bypass human-centric security controls, operating with static credentials and undefined ownership, creating exploitable identity risks. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article:…
UK blames Russia’s infamous ‘Fancy Bear’ group for Microsoft cloud hacks

Jul 21, 2025 11:40 PM

Tags: apt, attack, breach, china, cloud, control, credentials, cyber, cyberattack, data, data-breach, detection, election, email, endpoint, espionage, government, group, hacking, intelligence, leak, login, malware, microsoft, military, office, russia, service, tool, ukraine, warfare

Authentic Antics malware tool to target Microsoft cloud accounts were the handiwork of the notorious Russian Fancy Bear hacking group, the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has said.Authentic Antics was discovered after a cyberattack in 2023 which prompted an NCSC technical teardown of the malware that it published in May this year. The agency…
SharePoint vulnerability with 9.8 severity rating under exploit across globe

Jul 21, 2025 10:40 PM

Tags: attack, credentials, exploit, hacker, vulnerability

Ongoing attacks are allowing hackers to steal credentials giving privileged access. First seen on arstechnica.com Jump to article: arstechnica.com/security/2025/07/sharepoint-vulnerability-with-9-8-severity-rating-is-under-exploit-across-the-globe/
Beware of npm Phishing Emails Targeting Developer Credentials

Jul 21, 2025 10:40 PM

Tags: credentials, cyber, email, malicious, phishing

An developer recently came across a highly advanced phishing email that spoofs the support@npmjs.org address in order to impersonate npm, the Node.js package registry. The email directed recipients to a malicious link on npnjs.com, a domain cleverly typosquatted to mimic npmjs.com by swapping ‘m’ for ‘n’. This fake site hosted a complete clone or proxy…
Microsoft SharePoint zero-day breach hits on-prem servers

Jul 21, 2025 1:40 PM

Tags: access, advisory, attack, breach, cisa, cloud, conference, credentials, cve, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data-breach, detection, exploit, flaw, infrastructure, Internet, kev, microsoft, mitigation, monitoring, network, risk, service, strategy, threat, unauthorized, update, vulnerability, zero-day

Enterprise impact escalates as security keys are compromised: The attack’s sophistication poses particular risks for enterprise environments where SharePoint serves as a central hub for document collaboration and workflow management. Unlike traditional web attacks focused on simple command execution, this exploit specifically targets SharePoint’s cryptographic infrastructure to maintain persistent access.As part of the exploitation, attackers…
From hardcoded credentials to auth gone wrong: Old bugs continue to break modern systems

Jul 21, 2025 10:40 AM

Tags: ai, automation, ciso, credentials, endpoint, infrastructure, network, router, threat, tool, training, update, usa, vulnerability

Why are we still here?: For all the industry talk about development practices, threat modelling, and DevSecOps, the same root causes keep surfacing with surprising regularity. “Developing code without vulnerabilities, weaknesses, and shortcomings is hard,” Sampson said. “Despite advances in tooling, doing a quick fix that you promise to revisit later has less friction than…
Hard-Coded Credentials Found in HPE Instant On Devices Allow Admin Access

Jul 21, 2025 6:40 AM

Tags: access, authentication, credentials, cve, cvss, flaw, login, update, vulnerability

Hewlett-Packard Enterprise (HPE) has released security updates to address a critical security flaw affecting Instant On Access Points that could allow an attacker to bypass authentication and gain administrative access to susceptible systems.The vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-37103, carries a CVSS score of 9.8 out of a maximum of 10.0.”Hard-coded login credentials were found in HPE…