Tag: credentials
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Detecting hardcoded secrets with Gitleaks in pre-commit hooks
Hardcoded secrets still show up in otherwise mature engineering teams. API keys, cloud credentials, service account tokens, private keys, and webhook secrets often enter a repository during a rushed fix, a proof of concept, or a temporary integration that never gets cleaned up. Once a secret lands in Git history, the problem is no longer……
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Google and Bing Search Results Used to Deliver Hidden Banking Phishing Pages
Threat actors are increasingly using Google and Bing as phishing delivery channels, employing a cloaking technique that presents harmless pages to security scanners while serving credential-harvesting banking portals to genuine search users. The campaigns target users of major financial institutions and combine search-engine optimization abuse, recently registered lookalike domains, and referral-aware payload delivery to extend…
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New SynkLoader Malware Uses Fake Windows Lock Screen to Steal Passwords and Pivot Networks
SynkLoader, a newly identified modular malware framework that combines Python, C#, C++, PowerShell, and memory-resident payloads to evade endpoint detection. Delivered through Microsoft Teams phishing, the operation uses a convincing fake Windows lock screen to capture credentials before enabling network tunneling and interactive access to compromised enterprise environments. Compile timestamps and file metadata indicate the…
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The Rise of Service-Centric Credential Compilations
How Cybercriminals Are Repackaging Infostealer Data Over the last year, the underground economy has undergone a significant transformation. Cybercriminals are no longer focused on distributing massive collections of raw infostealer logs, they are increasingly investing time in organizing and enriching stolen information into service-specific compilations. These datasets are no longer random collections of credentials extracted……
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Fake bank websites play dead to evade security scanners
A phishing method, named Chameleon SEO Poisoning, that uses manipulated search results and cloaked fake banking websites to steal credentials while evading security scanners … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/08/24/chameleon-seo-poisoning-fake-banking-websites-phishing/
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Cybersecurity Newsletter Bulletin Top 50 Biggest Cybersecurity Stories of the Week Shell Azure Mega-Breaches, Salt Typhoon Evicted, Entra ID RCE, Chinese vCenter ESXi Ransomware More
Tags: breach, china, cisa, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, exploit, flaw, mobile, ransomware, rce, remote-code-execution, theft, vcenterWelcome to this week’s edition of the GBHackers cybersecurity newsletter, your weekly cybersecurity bulletin covering the 50 most important stories from August 1721, 2026. Breaches and exploited flaws dominated: Cl0p claimed 89GB from Shell, a mass Azure credential-theft campaign hit McDonald’s and Vodafone, and T-Mobile physically cut a cable to evict Salt Typhoon. CISA […]…
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768 Leaked AWS Keys Still Active With Full Admin Access to Corporate Accounts
Tags: access, cloud, corporate, credentials, cyber, data, data-breach, iam, infrastructure, risk, theftA large-scale investigation has uncovered 768 publicly exposed AWS access keys that remain active and grant full administrative privileges to corporate cloud environments, posing a serious risk of account takeover, data theft, infrastructure abuse, and cloud billing fraud. The credentials include 526 root access keys and 242 IAM user keys attached to AWS’s AdministratorAccess managed…
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New Manic Android Malware Uses Offline Networks to Drain Bank Accounts
Manic Android malware steals banking credentials and can relay stolen data through nearby infected phones, complicating traditional device isolation. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/news-manic-android-malware-device-relay-data-theft/
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New SynkLoader malware pushed in Microsoft Teams phishing campaign
A previously unknown malware family dubbed SynkLoader is being distributed in Microsoft Teams phishing campaigns to steal credentials via a fake lock screen. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-synkloader-malware-pushed-in-microsoft-teams-phishing-campaign/
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MLflow Flaw Opens a Path to Cloud Credentials Theft
CISA Sets Sept. 2 Deadline to Patch, Amid Active Exploitation. Attackers are exploiting a flaw in exposed MLflow servers to reach systems that are normally closed to the internet. The bug may reveal cloud credentials without requiring a login. CISA has not disclosed the victims, attackers or results of the intrusions. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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GitLab Warns of Active Exploitation of Critical GraphQL Flaw
GitLab flaw CVE-2026-19478 is now under active exploitation, allowing unauthenticated attackers to modify or delete public projects. WatchTowr researchers warn of active exploitation of critical GitLab flaw CVE-2026-19478 (CVSS score of 9.4). This week, GitLab pushed out an emergency patch to address this flaw, which could let an attacker with zero credentials remotely modify or…
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Russia-Linked Hackers Exploit Legitimate Login Flows to Bypass 2FA and Steal Account Access
Tags: 2fa, access, authentication, credentials, cyber, defense, espionage, exploit, government, hacker, login, password, russiaThree suspected Russian cyber espionage clusters abusing legitimate authentication mechanisms to hijack accounts belonging to academics, diplomats, defense personnel, government staff, and think-tank researchers across Europe and the United States. Rather than relying solely on credential-harvesting pages, the operators manipulate users into completing genuine app-password, OAuth, device-code, and device-linking workflows that can hand attackers authenticated…
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Peer2Profit Turns Employee Devices Into AstroProxy Nodes That Can Expose Internal Networks
Residential proxy networks have become a key enabler for fraud, credential stuffing, account takeover, spam, and large-scale automated abuse. New research shows that PEER2PROFIT, a bandwidth-sharing application, can turn employee or personal devices into commercial proxy exit nodes that are then monetized through ASTROPROXY potentially exposing corporate IP space and internally reachable resources. The relationship…
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Hackers Use Fake Google Gemini Installer to Deploy Vidar Stealer and Steal Browser Credentials
Threat actors are exploiting interest in generative AI software to distribute the Vidar information stealer through a fake Google Gemini installer hosted via Google Colab. Darktrace investigated the July 2026 intrusion in an EMEA customer environment, where a user downloaded and executed a malicious file named Download_Google_Gemini_For_Windows.exe The campaign did not rely on a conventional…
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WebAuthn Level 3: What’s New in the Passkey Standard
WebAuthn Level 3 was proposed for W3C Recommendation in July 2026. Encryption key derivation, cross-domain credentials, and automatic list syncing are now first-class. Here is what changed. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/08/webauthn-level-3-whats-new-in-the-passkey-standard/
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The Elephants in the Technology Room – Part 5
Why Enterprise’s Fastest-Growing Risk Has No Owner, No Identity and No Audit Trail As autonomous AI agents move into production, organizations face a new insider threat they were never built to govern. Shared credentials, weak oversight and limited audit trails leave agents without clear identities or accountability, creating security blind spots that can quickly become…
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Machine-Speed Credential Abuse: What the ChainDrop npm Worm Changes
ChainDrop hijacked 444 npm packages and 2B monthly downloads via a Claude Code hook. AI agents have collapsed the gap between credential theft and abuse First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/08/machine-speed-credential-abuse-what-the-chaindrop-npm-worm-changes/