Tag: credentials
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10 Identity and Credential Risk Questions for 2026
Identity and credential risk drives account takeover and lateral movement. Discover 10 questions enterprises should ask to reduce exposure. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/01/10-identity-and-credential-risk-questions-for-2026/
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Missing MFA Strikes Again: Hacker Hits Collaboration Tools
Terabytes of Data Stolen From Cloud-Based Collaboration Tools, Researchers Warn. Dozens of organizations that use real-time content collaboration platforms appear to have lost not only credentials but also terabytes of hosted data to information-stealing malware being wielded by an initial access broker with a sideline in auctioning large volumes of stolen data. First seen on…
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How generative AI accelerates identity attacks against Active Directory
Generative AI is accelerating password attacks against Active Directory, making credential abuse faster and more effective. Specops Software explains how AI-driven cracking techniques exploit weak and predictable AD passwords. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/how-generative-ai-accelerates-identity-attacks-against-active-directory/
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One criminal, 50 hacked organizations, and all because MFA wasn’t turned on
Crim used infostealer to get cloud credentials First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/01/06/50_global_orgs_hacked/
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Why being proactive in NHI management is critical for security
Are You Guarding Your Machine Identities Effectively? The management of Non-Human Identities (NHIs) is a critical component of cybersecurity strategies for organizations operating in cloud environments. NHIs, essentially machine identities, represent a fusion of encrypted credentials, such as passwords or tokens, and their corresponding permissions. To draw an analogy, think of an NHI as a……
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Ten thousand firewalls are vulnerable to old vulnerability
This news brief originally appeared on ComputerSweden.More Fortinet security news:FortiGate firewall credentials being stolen after vulnerabilities discoveredFortinet criticized for ‘silent’ patching after disclosing second zero-day vulnerability in same equipmentFortinet admins urged to update software to close FortiCloud SSO holes First seen on csoonline.com Jump to article: www.csoonline.com/article/4112857/ten-thousand-firewalls-are-vulnerable-to-old-vulnerability.html
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VVS Stealer, a new python malware steals Discord credentials
VVS Stealer is a Python-based malware that steals Discord credentials and tokens and has been sold on Telegram since at least April 2025. Palo Alto Networks researchers uncovered VVS Stealer, a Python-based malware that steals Discord credentials and tokens and has been sold on Telegram since at least April 2025. VVS Stealer uses the source…
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New VVS Stealer Malware Targets Discord Accounts via Obfuscated Python Code
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new Python-based information stealer called VVS Stealer (also styled as VVS $tealer) that’s capable of harvesting Discord credentials and tokens.The stealer is said to have been on sale on Telegram as far back as April 2025, according to a report from Palo Alto Networks Unit 42.”VVS stealer’s code…
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Best of 2025: Google Gemini AI Flaw Could Lead to Gmail Compromise, Phishing
Researchers discovered a security flaw in Google’s Gemini AI chatbot that could put the 2 billion Gmail users in danger of being victims of an indirect prompt injection attack, which could lead to credentials being stolen or phishing attacks. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/01/google-gemini-ai-flaw-could-lead-to-gmail-compromise-phishing-2/
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Critical Apache StreamPipes Flaw Allows Attackers to Take Over Admin Accounts
Apache StreamPipes has released an urgent security advisory addressing CVE-2025-47411, a critical privilege escalation vulnerability affecting versions 0.69.0 through 0.97.0. The flaw allows attackers with legitimate non-administrator accounts to exploit the user ID creation mechanism and hijack administrator credentials, gaining full control over the streaming data platform. The Vulnerability The vulnerability stems from improper handling…
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How to Prevent Credential Stuffing Attacks: Detection Protection Strategies
Learn how to stop credential stuffing attacks with advanced detection and protection strategies for Enterprise SSO and CIAM solutions. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/12/how-to-prevent-credential-stuffing-attacks-detection-protection-strategies/
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27 Malicious npm Packages Used as Phishing Infrastructure to Steal Login Credentials
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of what has been described as a “sustained and targeted” spear-phishing campaign that has published over two dozen packages to the npm registry to facilitate credential theft.The activity, which involved uploading 27 npm packages from six different npm aliases, has primarily targeted sales and commercial personnel at critical First seen…
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Top 5 real-world AI security threats revealed in 2025
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, breach, chatgpt, cloud, control, credentials, cybercrime, data, data-breach, defense, email, exploit, flaw, framework, github, gitlab, google, injection, least-privilege, LLM, malicious, malware, microsoft, nvidia, open-source, openai, rce, remote-code-execution, risk, service, software, supply-chain, theft, threat, tool, vulnerabilityA critical remote code execution (RCE) in open-source AI agent framework Langflow that was also exploited in the wildAn RCE flaw in OpenAI’s Codex CLIVulnerabilities in NVIDIA Triton Inference ServerRCE vulnerabilities in major AI inference server frameworks, including those from Meta, Nvidia, Microsoft, and open-source projects such as vLLM and SGLangVulnerabilities in open-source compute framework…
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Inside the Biggest Cyber Attacks of 2025
Tags: attack, breach, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, finance, government, healthcare, incident, infrastructure, leak, saas, supply-chain2025 has emerged as one of the most disruptive years for cybersecurity, marked by unprecedented breach volumes, record-breaking credential leaks, and cascading supply-chain failures. Across just 12 months, cyber incidents have impacted governments, healthcare systems, financial institutions, SaaS providers, airlines, retailers, and critical infrastructure, proving that no industry or geography remains insulated. 2025 Global Cybersecurity……
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NPM package with 56,000 downloads compromises WhatsApp accounts
An NPM package with over 56,000 downloads stole WhatsApp credentials, hid its activity, and installed a backdoor. Koi Security researchers warned that the NPM package ‘Lotusbail’, a WhatsApp Web API library and fork of ‘Baileys’, has been stealing users’ credentials and data. The package has been available for six months and has had over 56,000…
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FBI seized ‘web3adspanels.org’ hosting stolen logins
The U.S. seized the ‘web3adspanels.org’ domain and database used by cybercriminals to store stolen bank login credentials. The FBI seized the domain web3adspanels[.]org and its database after cybercriminals used it to store bank login credentials stolen from U.S. victims. A criminal group ran fake ads on Google and Bing that mimicked real bank advertisements. Victims…
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FBI seizes domain storing bank credentials stolen from U.S. victims
The U.S. government has seized the ‘web3adspanels.org’ domain and the associated database used by cybercriminals to host bank login credentials stolen in account takeover attacks. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-seizes-domain-storing-bank-credentials-stolen-from-us-victims/
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US shuts down phisherfolk’s $14.6M password-hoarding platform
Crooks used platform to scoop up and store banking credentials for big-money thefts First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/12/24/us_shutters_phishermens_146m_passwordhording/
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Webrat turns GitHub PoCs into a malware trap
The malicious payload and behavior: Beneath the polished README, the attackers dumped a password-protected ZIP linked in the repository. The archive password was hidden in file names, something easily missable by unsuspecting eyes. Inside, the key components include a decoy DLL, a batch file to launch the malware, and the primary executable (like rasmanesc.exe) capable…
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Operation PCPcat Exploits Next.js and React, Impacting 59,000+ Servers
Tags: access, authentication, control, credentials, cyber, data, exploit, framework, infrastructure, monitoring, vulnerabilityA sophisticated credential-stealing campaign named >>Operation PCPcat
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How AI Will Reshape Health Data Breach, Attack Trends
Healthcare data breaches are becoming more frequent but smaller in scale, targeting smaller entities and high-value credentials and records – and AI is reshaping both the attack landscape and fraud patterns, said Jim Van Dyke, senior principal of innovation at TransUnion. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/interviews/how-ai-will-reshape-health-data-breach-attack-trends-i-5511
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US disrupts multimillion-dollar bank account takeover operation targeting Americans
Crooks used fraudulent ads on major search engines to mimic banks and harvest people’s login credentials, netting at least $14.6 million, the U.S. authorities said in announcing a takedown of the operation. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/us-disrupts-bank-account-takeover-operation-web3adspanels
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Two Chrome Extensions Caught Secretly Stealing Credentials from Over 170 Sites
Cybersecurity researchers have discovered two malicious Google Chrome extensions with the same name and published by the same developer that come with capabilities to intercept traffic and capture user credentials.The extensions are advertised as a “multi-location network speed test plug-in” for developers and foreign trade personnel. Both the browser add-ons are available for download as…
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Amazon has stopped 1,800 job applications from North Korean agents
North Korean group infiltrated 100-plus companies with imposter IT pros: CrowdStrike reportHow not to hire a North Korean IT spyNorth Korean hackers impersonated recruiters to steal credentials from over 1,500 developer systemsNorth Korean fake IT workers up the ante in targeting tech firms First seen on csoonline.com Jump to article: www.csoonline.com/article/4111148/amazon-has-stopped-1800-job-applications-from-north-korean-agents.html
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Malicious extensions in Chrome Web store steal user credentials
Two Chrome extensions in the Web Store named ‘Phantom Shuttle’ are posing as plugins for a proxy service to hijack user traffic and steal sensitive data. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/malicious-extensions-in-chrome-web-store-steal-user-credentials/
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Fake VPN Chrome Extensions Steal Credentials by Intercepting User Traffic
Socket’s Threat Research Team has exposed a sophisticated credential-harvesting campaign that has operated through malicious Chrome extensions since 2017. Two variants of an extension named Phantom Shuttle (幻影穿æ¢), published under the threat actor email theknewone.com@gmail.com, have compromised over 2,180 users by masquerading as legitimate network testing tools while executing complete traffic interception and credential theft. The extensions market…
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Malicious NPM Package Hits 56K Downloads, Steals WhatsApp Messages
A sophisticated malware campaign has compromised the npm registry through a malicious package that perfectly mimics legitimate WhatsApp API functionality while silently exfiltrating authentication credentials, messages, contacts, and media files from unsuspecting developers. The lotusbail package, addressed over 56,000 times during its six-month presence on npm, represents a dangerous evolution in supply chain attacks where…
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Passwd: A walkthrough of the Google Workspace Password Manager
Passwd is designed specifically for organizations operating within Google Workspace. Rather than competing as a general consumer password manager, its purpose is narrow, and business-focused: secure credential storage, controlled sharing, and seamless Workspace integration. The platform emphasizes practicality over feature overload, aiming to provide a reliable system for teams that already rely First seen on…