Tag: credentials
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Cisco warns that Unified CM has hardcoded root SSH credentials
Cisco has removed a backdoor account from its Unified Communications Manager (Unified CM), which would have allowed remote attackers to log in to unpatched devices with root privileges. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/cisco-removes-unified-cm-callManager-backdoor-root-account/
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Dozens of fake wallet add-ons flood Firefox store to drain crypto
More than 40 fake extensions in Firefox’s official add-ons store are impersonating popular cryptocurrency wallets from trusted providers to steal wallet credentials and sensitive data. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/dozens-of-fake-wallet-add-ons-flood-firefox-store-to-drain-crypto/
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New macOS Malware Uses Process Injection and Remote Access to Steal Keychain Credentials
A sophisticated campaign by North Korean (DPRK)-aligned threat actors targeting Web3 and cryptocurrency businesses has been uncovered, showcasing an alarming evolution in macOS malware tactics. According to detailed analysis by SentinelLABS, alongside corroborating reports from Huntabil.IT and Huntress, the attackers deploy a multi-stage attack chain featuring Nim-compiled binaries, process injection techniques, and encrypted remote communications.…
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Securing the next wave of workload identities in the cloud
Tags: access, api, breach, cloud, computing, control, credentials, data-breach, identity, infrastructure, iot, jobs, kubernetes, mfa, password, risk, service, tool, vulnerability, zero-trustExtending zero trust to workloads: Applying zero trust beyond just passwords is crucial. On the human side, MFA and conditional access are standard. For workloads, we implemented a similar approach using tokens, certificates and continuous checks. When one service calls another, it presents a cryptographic token or certificate, and the target service verifies it each…
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Hackers Target Linux SSH Servers to Deploy TinyProxy and Sing-Box Proxy Tools
Tags: credentials, cyber, exploit, hacker, intelligence, linux, malicious, monitoring, strategy, tool, vulnerabilityHackers are exploiting poorly managed Linux servers, particularly those with weak SSH credentials, to install proxy tools such as TinyProxy and Sing-box. The AhnLab Security Intelligence Center (ASEC) has been closely monitoring these intrusions through honeypots mimicking vulnerable SSH services. Their findings reveal a sophisticated strategy where attackers repurpose legitimate tools for malicious intent, transforming…
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How cybersecurity leaders can defend against the spur of AI-driven NHI
Tags: access, ai, attack, automation, breach, business, ciso, cloud, credentials, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, email, exploit, framework, gartner, governance, group, guide, identity, infrastructure, least-privilege, LLM, login, monitoring, password, phishing, RedTeam, risk, sans, service, software, technology, tool, vulnerabilityVisibility Yageo Group had so many problematic machine identities that information security operations manager Terrick Taylor says he is almost embarrassed to say this, even though the group has now automated the monitoring of both human and non-human identities and has a process for managing identity lifecycles. “Last time I looked at the portal, there…
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New C4 Bomb Attack Breaks Through Chrome’s AppBound Cookie Protections
Tags: attack, breach, browser, chrome, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, data, encryption, google, risk, theftCybersecurity researchers have unveiled a new attack”, dubbed the “C4 Bomb” (Chrome Cookie Cipher Cracker)”, that successfully bypasses Google Chrome’s much-touted AppBound Cookie Encryption. This breakthrough exposes millions of users to renewed risks of cookie theft, credential compromise, and potential data breaches, despite Google’s recent efforts to harden Chrome against infostealer malware. AppBound Cookie Encryption…
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Report warns on rising threat of machine credentials
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/report-warns-on-rising-threat-of-machine-credentials
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‘Disgruntled’ British IT worker jailed for hacking employer after being suspended
A U.K. man is serving a seven-month jail term because he changed access credentials and did other damage to his employer’s systems after he was suspended from the job. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/uk-it-worker-jailed-hacking-former-employer
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Leveraging Credentials As Unique Identifiers: A Pragmatic Approach To NHI Inventories
Identity-based attacks are on the rise. Attacks in which malicious actors assume the identity of an entity to easily gain access to resources and sensitive data have been increasing in number and frequency over the last few years. Some recent reports estimate that 83% of attacks involve compromised secrets. According to reports such as the…
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Cybercriminals Exploit CapCut Popularity to Steal Apple ID Credentials and Credit Card Data
Threat actors have capitalized on the immense popularity of CapCut, the leading short-form video editing app, to orchestrate a highly deceptive phishing campaign. According to the Cofense Phishing Defense Center (PDC), attackers are deploying meticulously crafted fake invoices that impersonate CapCut’s branding to lure users into surrendering their Apple ID credentials and credit card information.…
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Some Brother printers have a remote code execution vulnerability, and they can’t fix it
The centerpiece of Rapid7’s disclosure is CVE-2024-51978, a vulnerability rated critical (CVSS 9.8 out of 10) that enables attackers to derive the default administrator password from the device’s serial number.While another of the discovered flaws, a medium severity information disclosure vulnerability (CVE-2024-51977), potentially allows an attacker to leak the prerequisite unique serial number via the…
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Frequently Asked Questions About Iranian Cyber Operations
Tags: access, advisory, api, apt, attack, authentication, awareness, cisa, cloud, credentials, cve, cyber, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, defense, dos, exploit, finance, framework, government, group, Hardware, identity, infrastructure, injection, Internet, iran, ivanti, malware, mfa, microsoft, middle-east, military, mitre, monitoring, network, password, ransomware, rce, remote-code-execution, risk, service, software, supply-chain, tactics, technology, terrorism, threat, tool, update, vpn, vulnerability, windowsTenable’s Research Special Operations team focuses on some frequently asked questions about Iranian cyber operations, including the tactics, techniques and procedures employed by Iran-based threat actors. Background Tenable’s Research Special Operations (RSO) team has compiled this blog to answer Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) regarding Iranian cyber operations in the wake of the recent conflict and…
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Hunt Electronic DVR Vulnerability Leaves Admin Credentials Unprotected
A newly disclosed critical vulnerability in Hunt Electronics’ hybrid DVRs has left thousands of surveillance systems dangerously exposed, with administrator credentials accessible in plaintext to anyone on the internet. Security researchers have assigned this flaw the identifier CVE-2025-6561, and it carries a maximum CVSS severity score of 9.8, underscoring the urgent need for immediate action…
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APT42 impersonates cyber professionals to phish Israeli academics and journalists
Iran-linked APT42 targets Israeli experts with phishing attacks, posing as security professionals to steal email credentials and 2FA codes. Iran-linked group APT42 (aka Educated Manticore, Charming Kitten, and Mint Sandstorm) is targeting Israeli journalists, cybersecurity experts, and academics with phishing attacks, posing as security professionals to steal email credentials and 2FA codes, according to Check Point.…
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After a hack many firms still say nothing, and that’s a problem
Attackers are more inclined to >>log in rather than break in,
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Don’t trust that email: It could be from a hacker using your printer to scam you
Tags: authentication, control, credentials, data, defense, dkim, dmarc, email, endpoint, exploit, framework, hacker, infrastructure, iot, login, mail, microsoft, monitoring, network, phishing, powershell, qr, risk, scam, tactics, tool, vulnerability, zero-daytenantname.mail.protection.outlook.com, and companies’ internal email address formats can be trivial to figure out or easy to scrape from public sources or social media. Once an attacker has the domain and a valid email address, they are able to send emails that appear to come from inside the organization.In the campaign observed by Varonis’ forensics experts,…
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Cisco warns of critical API vulnerabilities in ISE and ISE-PIC
Tags: access, ai, api, application-security, attack, authentication, automation, best-practice, business, ceo, cisco, ciso, cloud, communications, control, credentials, data, defense, email, endpoint, exploit, firewall, flaw, framework, guide, Hardware, incident response, malicious, microsoft, mobile, network, penetration-testing, programming, risk, router, saas, sans, service, software, threat, update, vpn, vulnerability, wafroot user.The fault behind both vulnerabilities: Holes in application programming interfaces (APIs).”Take this vulnerability seriously,” said Moses Frost, senior course instructor on cloud penetration testing at the SANS Institute. “In my experience assessing networks, I have found through testing that many lack essential patches and security hardening on their core network devices. I have seen Cisco…
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Reported colossal 16B credential leak exaggerated, experts say
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/reported-colossal-16b-credential-leak-exaggerated-experts-say
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Bogus SonicWall VPN app facilitates user credential theft
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/bogus-sonicwall-vpn-app-facilitates-user-credential-theft
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Global credential harvesting campaign hits Microsoft Exchange servers
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/global-credential-harvesting-campaign-hits-microsoft-exchange-servers
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The Toxic Cloud Trilogy: Why Your Workloads Are a Ticking Time Bomb
Tags: access, attack, breach, business, cloud, container, credentials, cve, data, data-breach, detection, exploit, group, iam, identity, infrastructure, Internet, least-privilege, mitigation, monitoring, network, remote-code-execution, risk, service, vulnerabilityDon’t let hidden cloud risks become tomorrow’s headline breach. The time to dismantle the toxic cloud trilogy is now. Here’s how Tenable Cloud Security can help. In today’s cloud environments, individual misconfigurations or vulnerabilities are dangerous, but it’s their combinations that can lead to catastrophic breaches. The Tenable Cloud Security Risk Report 2025 reveals that…
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That WhatsApp from an Israeli infosec expert could be a Iranian phish
Charming Kitten unsheathes its claws and tries to catch credentials First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/06/26/that_whatsapp_from_an_israeli/
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Misconfigured MCP servers expose AI agent systems to compromise
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, control, credentials, data, data-breach, exploit, firewall, injection, Internet, leak, LLM, login, malicious, network, openai, risk, risk-assessment, service, tool, vulnerability‘NeighborJack’: Opening MCP servers to the internet: Many MCP servers lack strong authentication by default. Deployed locally on a system, anyone with access to their communication interface can potentially issue commands through the protocol to access their functionality. This is not necessarily a problem when the MCP server listens only to the local address 127.0.0.1,…