Tag: credentials
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CISA warns companies to secure credentials amid Oracle Cloud breach claims
The agency is asking organizations to come forward if they detect suspicious activity or other evidence of a compromise. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cisa-secure-credentials-oracle-cloud-data/745613/
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CISA warns companies to secure credentials amid claims of Oracle Cloud data breach
The agency is asking organizations to come forward if they detect suspicious activity or other evidence of a compromise. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/cisa-secure-credentials-oracle-cloud-data/745613/
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CISA Issues Threat Warning After ‘Potential’ Oracle Cloud Breach
While CISA said it has no specifics on a recently reported Oracle Cloud breach, the federal cybersecurity agency warned of a possibility of increased credential risks. First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2025/cisa-issues-threat-warning-after-potential-oracle-cloud-breach
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SafeLine Bot Management: Self-hosted alternative to Cloudflare
Modern websites are under constant pressure from automated traffic: scraping, credential stuffing, inventory hoarding, and other malicious bot behaviors. While Cloudflare Bot … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/04/17/safeline-bot-management/
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Weaponized Amazon Gift Cards Used to Steal Microsoft Credentials
Cybercriminals are exploiting the trust in e-gift cards and the prestige of Amazon to steal Microsoft credentials from unsuspecting employees. The attack begins with an email, disguised as a >>Reward Gateway
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Identity Attacks Now Comprise a Third of Intrusions
IBM warns of infostealer surge as attackers automate credential theft and adopt AI to generate highly convincing phishing emails en masse First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/identity-attacks-now-comprise/
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Update these two servers from Gladinet immediately, CISOs told
Tags: access, attack, ciso, cloud, control, credentials, data, defense, email, network, programming, risk, skills, update, vulnerabilityC:\Program Files (x86)\Gladinet Cloud Enterprise\root\web.config, although it has also been seen in this path as well: C:\Program Files (x86)\Gladinet Cloud Enterprise\portal\web.config. Similarly, Triofox web.config files could be in two locations: C:\Program Files (x86)\Triofox\root\web.config and C:\Program Files (x86)\Triofox\portal\web.config.The weakness can be leveraged to abuse the ASPX ViewState, a mechanism used to preserve the state of a…
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Cyware Expands Threat Intel Solution with Compromised Credential Management
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/news/cyware-expands-threat-intel-solution-with-compromised-credential-management
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Credential theft achieved by malicious MEXC order-hijacking PyPI package
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/credential-theft-achieved-by-malicious-mexc-order-hijacking-pypi-package
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Windows NTLM Vulnerability (CVE-2025-24054) Actively Exploit in the Wild to Hack Systems
A critical vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, identified as CVE-2025-24054, has been actively exploited in the wild since March 19, 2025, targets organizations worldwide. The flaw, which enables NTLM hash disclosure through spoofing, allows attackers to harvest sensitive user credentials with minimal interaction, potentially leading to privilege escalation and full network compromise. Despite Microsoft releasing a…
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Server-Side Phishing Attacks Target Employee and Member Portals to Steal Login Credentials
Attackers have been deploying server-side phishing schemes to compromise employee and member login portals across various enterprises. This strategic shift to server-side operations is designed to evade detection and complicate analysis. Evolving Phishing Techniques Recent investigations have highlighted a marked evolution in the tactics employed by phishing campaigns. Traditional methods relied on client-side redirects to…
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Hackers Weaponize Gamma Tool Through Cloudflare Turnstile to Steal Microsoft Credentials
Cybercriminals are exploiting an AI-powered presentation tool called Gamma to launch a multi-stage attack aimed at stealing Microsoft credentials. This attack route is designed not only to evade traditional security measures but also to deceive human recipients by leveraging trusted platforms and services. Exploitation of Gamma and Cloudflare Turnstile Cyber attackers are taking advantage of…
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Protecting Against Insider Threats Strategies for CISOs
Tags: ciso, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, finance, malicious, risk, strategy, threat, vulnerabilityInsider threats represent a critical vulnerability in organizational cybersecurity, posing risks that are often more challenging to mitigate than external attacks. These threats can originate from malicious employees, negligent staff, or compromised credentials, each capable of causing significant financial, operational, and reputational harm. The stakes for Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) are high: a single…
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Evolution to Detective Identity Security
This week I wrote a guest article for Breez Security discussing the need for and evolution to a more detective element in our identity security landscape. Our the past two decades organisations and IAM related vendors have supported a model of security controls embedded within particular point solution spaces. Concepts such as MFA, credential vaulting,……
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Malicious PyPI Package Targets MEXC Trading API to Steal Credentials and Redirect Orders
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a malicious package uploaded to the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository that’s designed to reroute trading orders placed on the MEXC cryptocurrency exchange to a malicious server and steal tokens.The package, ccxt-mexc-futures, purports to be an extension built on top of a popular Python library named ccxt (short for CryptoCurrency eXchange…
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Precision-Validated Phishing: A New Trend in Credential Theft
Phishing attacks are becoming increasingly sophisticated, but one emerging tactic is setting a new bar for precision and deception. Known as Precision-Validated Phishing, this method uses real-time credential validation to enhance the success rate of phishing campaigns. A recent report… First seen on sensorstechforum.com Jump to article: sensorstechforum.com/precision-validated-phishing-credential-theft/
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The Future of Authentication: Moving Beyond Passwords
Traditional passwords have been the cornerstone of digital security for six decades, but their reign is coming to an end. As cyber threats become increasingly sophisticated and our digital footprints expand, the limitations of password-based authentication including vulnerability to phishing, credential stuffing, and poor password hygiene have become impossible to ignore. The majority of hacking-related…
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Malicious NPM packages target PayPal users
Threat actors deploy malicious NPM packages to steal PayPal credentials and hijack cryptocurrency transfers. Fortinet researchers discovered multiple malicious NPM packages that are used to target PayPal users. The packages were uploaded to the repository in early March by a threat actor known as tommyboy_h1 and tommyboy_h2, and were used to steal PayPal credentials and hijack cryptocurrency transfers. >>Using PayPal-related…
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Phishing Campaigns Use Real-Time Checks to Validate Victim Emails Before Credential Theft
Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new type of credential phishing scheme that ensures that the stolen information is associated with valid online accounts.The technique has been codenamed precision-validating phishing by Cofense, which it said employs real-time email validation so that only a select set of high-value targets are served the fake login screens.”This…
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Malicious NPM Packages Target Cryptocurrency, PayPal Users
Threat actors are publishing malicious NPM packages to steal PayPal credentials and hijack cryptocurrency transfers. The post Malicious NPM Packages Target Cryptocurrency, PayPal Users appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/malicious-npm-packages-target-cryptocurrency-paypal-users/
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Sophisticated credential exfiltrating phishing kits with real-time validation emerge
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/sophisticated-credential-exfiltrating-phishing-kits-with-real-time-validation-emerge
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Hackers target SSRF flaws to steal AWS credentials
Stricter WAF and switching to IMDSv2 can help: The first and foremost remediation F5 researchers said users should apply is migrating to IMDSv2 from IMDSv1. Post-migration, an attacker would be required to supply a secret via a custom header (X-aws-ec2-metadata-token) for successful exploitation.”This fully mitigates exposure of EC2 Metadata via SSRF as SSRF vulnerabilities do…
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A Seven”‘Year”‘Old Cisco Flaw Now Lets Hackers Execute Code Remotely on Network Gear
Tags: cisco, credentials, cyber, data-breach, exploit, firmware, flaw, hacker, infrastructure, network, router, service, theft, threatA Cisco’s Smart Install protocol (CVE-2018-0171), first patched in 2018, remains a pervasive threat to global network infrastructure due to widespread misconfigurations and exploitation by state-sponsored threat actors. The flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code on Cisco switches and routers via exposed Smart Install Client services, enabling configuration theft, credential harvesting, and firmware…
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Amazon Gift Card Email Hooks Microsoft Credentials
Amazon Gift Card Email Hooks Microsoft Credentials First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/04/amazon-gift-card-email-hooks-microsoft-credentials/
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Hackers attempted to steal AWS credentials using SSRF flaws within hosted sites
Stricter WAF and switching to IMDSv2 can help: The first and foremost remediation F5 researchers said users should apply is migrating to IMDSv2 from IMDSv1. Post-migration, an attacker would be required to supply a secret via a custom header (X-aws-ec2-metadata-token) for successful exploitation.”This fully mitigates exposure of EC2 Metadata via SSRF as SSRF vulnerabilities do…
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Guidepoint Security Enzoic: Taking on the Password Problem
Tags: access, credentials, cybersecurity, intelligence, monitoring, password, phishing, threat, toolCompromised passwords remain one of the most common”, and preventable”, ways attackers gain access to systems. Despite advancements in security tools, weak and reused credentials still leave organizations wide open to phishing, credential stuffing, and account takeovers. To tackle this head-on, password monitoring and threat intelligence firm Enzoic has partnered with GuidePoint Security, a top…
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Why Codefinger represents a new stage in the evolution of ransomware
Tags: access, advisory, attack, backup, best-practice, breach, business, cisco, cloud, computer, credentials, cybersecurity, data, defense, exploit, malicious, network, password, ransom, ransomware, risk, strategy, technology, threat, vmwareA new type of ransomware attack: The fundamentals of the Codefinger attack are the same as those in most ransomware attacks: The bad guys encrypted victims’ data and demanded payment to restore it.However, several aspects of the breach make it stand out from most other ransomware incidents:Attack vector: In traditional ransomware attacks, the attack vector…