Tag: credentials
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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…
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A year of Keeper Security!
Tags: access, ai, attack, credentials, cybersecurity, endpoint, infrastructure, passkey, password, software, zero-trustKeeper Security, the provider of zero-trust and zero-knowledge cybersecurity software protecting passwords and passkeys, infrastructure secrets, remote connections and endpoints, had reflected on 2025 as a year of meaningful growth. Amid an increase in credential-based attacks, rapid AI adoption and the operational demands of hybrid environments, Keeper strengthened its Privileged Access Management (PAM) platform, expanded…
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Scammers use AI to make fake art seem real
Human-in-the-loop isn’t enough: New attack turns AI safeguards into exploitsAI startups leak sensitive credentials on GitHub, exposing models and training dataAI hallucinations lead to a new cyber threat: Slopsquatting First seen on csoonline.com Jump to article: www.csoonline.com/article/4110618/scammers-use-ai-to-make-fake-art-seem-real.html
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NIS2 Compliance: Maintaining Credential Security
Strengthen NIS2 compliance by preventing weak and compromised passwords with Enzoic’s continuous credential protection. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/12/nis2-compliance-maintaining-credential-security/
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Preventing This Week’s AWS Cryptomining Attacks: Why Detection Fails and Permissions Matter
The recent discovery of a cryptomining campaign targeting Amazon compute resources highlights a critical gap in traditional cloud defense. Attackers are bypassing perimeter defenses by leveraging compromised credentials to execute legitimate but privileged API calls like ec2:CreateLaunchTemplate, ecs:RegisterTaskDefinition, ec2:ModifyInstanceAttribute, and lambda:CreateFunctionUrlConfig. While detection tools identify anomalies after they occur, they do not prevent execution, lateral……
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BlueDelta Hackers Target Users of Popular Ukrainian Webmail and News Service
Russian state-sponsored threat group BlueDelta has conducted a sustained credential-harvesting campaign targeting users of UKR.NET, one of Ukraine’s most popular webmail and news services, between June 2024 and April 2025. According to research by Recorded Future’s Insikt Group, the operation represents a significant escalation in the GRU-linked threat actor’s efforts to compromise Ukrainian user credentials…
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Russia-Linked Hackers Use Microsoft 365 Device Code Phishing for Account Takeovers
Tags: attack, authentication, credentials, email, government, group, hacker, microsoft, phishing, russiaA suspected Russia-aligned group has been attributed to a phishing campaign that employs device code authentication workflows to steal victims’ Microsoft 365 credentials and conduct account takeover attacks.The activity, ongoing since September 2025, is being tracked by Proofpoint under the moniker UNK_AcademicFlare.The attacks involve using compromised email addresses belonging to government First seen on thehackernews.com…
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Attackers bring their own passwords to Cisco and Palo Alto VPNs
Tags: authentication, cisco, credentials, data-breach, endpoint, infrastructure, login, malicious, mfa, password, threat, vpnBrute-forcing Cisco’s SSL VPN follows: Just a day after the GlobalProtect surge, the same actor infrastructure pivoted to Cisco’s SSL VPN endpoints, with the same TCP fingerprint and hosting provider IP space. GreyNoise saw the number of unique attacking IPs jump from a typical daily baseline of fewer than 200 to over 1200, signalling a…
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Attackers bring their own passwords to Cisco and Palo Alto VPNs
Tags: authentication, cisco, credentials, data-breach, endpoint, infrastructure, login, malicious, mfa, password, threat, vpnBrute-forcing Cisco’s SSL VPN follows: Just a day after the GlobalProtect surge, the same actor infrastructure pivoted to Cisco’s SSL VPN endpoints, with the same TCP fingerprint and hosting provider IP space. GreyNoise saw the number of unique attacking IPs jump from a typical daily baseline of fewer than 200 to over 1200, signalling a…
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Attackers bring their own passwords to Cisco and Palo Alto VPNs
Tags: authentication, cisco, credentials, data-breach, endpoint, infrastructure, login, malicious, mfa, password, threat, vpnBrute-forcing Cisco’s SSL VPN follows: Just a day after the GlobalProtect surge, the same actor infrastructure pivoted to Cisco’s SSL VPN endpoints, with the same TCP fingerprint and hosting provider IP space. GreyNoise saw the number of unique attacking IPs jump from a typical daily baseline of fewer than 200 to over 1200, signalling a…
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Targeted Phishing Attack Strikes HubSpot Users
Evalian’s Security Operations Centre has uncovered an active, sophisticated phishing campaign targeting HubSpot customers, combining business email compromise (BEC) tactics with website compromise to distribute a credential-stealing malware to unsuspecting users. The multi-layered attack demonstrates how modern threat actors are evolving their techniques to bypass traditional email security controls. The phishing campaign employs a deceptive…
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Identity risk is changing faster than most security teams expect
Security leaders are starting to see a shift in digital identity risk. Fraud activity is becoming coordinated, automated, and self-improving. Synthetic personas, credential … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/12/19/au10tix-automated-fraud-detection-report/
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Identity risk is changing faster than most security teams expect
Security leaders are starting to see a shift in digital identity risk. Fraud activity is becoming coordinated, automated, and self-improving. Synthetic personas, credential … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/12/19/au10tix-automated-fraud-detection-report/
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Identity risk is changing faster than most security teams expect
Security leaders are starting to see a shift in digital identity risk. Fraud activity is becoming coordinated, automated, and self-improving. Synthetic personas, credential … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/12/19/au10tix-automated-fraud-detection-report/
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Beyond Rules and Alerts: How Behavioral Threat Analytics Redefines Modern Cyber Defense
Executive Summary Modern cyber adversaries no longer depend on loud malware, obvious exploits, or easily identifiable indicators of compromise. Instead, they leverage legitimate credentials, trusted tools, and native system functions to operate silently within enterprise environments. These attacks are deliberately designed to resemble normal business activity, rendering traditional detection methods ineffective. Behavioral Threat Analytics (BTA)…
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New Lazarus and Kimsuky Infrastructure Discovered with Active Tools and Tunneling Nodes
Tags: control, credentials, cyber, group, infrastructure, lazarus, network, north-korea, theft, threat, toolSecurity researchers from Hunt.io and Acronis Threat Research Unit have uncovered a sophisticated network of operational infrastructure controlled by North Korean state-sponsored threat actors Lazarus and Kimsuky. The collaborative investigation revealed previously undocumented connections between these groups’ campaigns, exposing active command-and-control servers, credential-theft environments, tunneling nodes, and certificate-linked infrastructure that had remained hidden from public…
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APT35 Leak Reveals Spreadsheets Containing Domains, Payments, and Server Information
Iranian cyber unit Charming Kitten, officially designated APT35, has long been dismissed as a noisy but relatively unsophisticated threat actor a politically motivated collective known for recycled phishing templates and credential-harvesting pages. Episode 4, the latest intelligence dump, fundamentally rewrites that assessment. What emerges is not a hacker collective but a government department, complete with…
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New Lazarus and Kimsuky Infrastructure Discovered with Active Tools and Tunneling Nodes
Tags: control, credentials, cyber, group, infrastructure, lazarus, network, north-korea, theft, threat, toolSecurity researchers from Hunt.io and Acronis Threat Research Unit have uncovered a sophisticated network of operational infrastructure controlled by North Korean state-sponsored threat actors Lazarus and Kimsuky. The collaborative investigation revealed previously undocumented connections between these groups’ campaigns, exposing active command-and-control servers, credential-theft environments, tunneling nodes, and certificate-linked infrastructure that had remained hidden from public…
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Identity Over Network: Why 2026 Zero Trust Is About Who/What, Not Where
5 min readTrue zero trust requires verified identity at every request and eliminating static credentials entirely. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/12/identity-over-network-why-2026-zero-trust-is-about-who-what-not-where/
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Lazarus Group Embed New BeaverTail Variant in Developer Tools
North Korea’s Lazarus Group deploys a new BeaverTail variant to steal credentials and crypto using fake job lures, dev tools, and smart contracts. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/lazarus-embed-beavertail-variant-developer-tools/
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Russian Credential-Harvesting Apes Ukraine Webmail Platform
Widely Used ukr.net Is a Repeat Focus for APT28 Cyberespionage Operations. Don’t expect cyber spies to respect distinctions between military and civilian networks, especially in times of war, warn researchers tracking persistent Russian military intelligence credential-harvesting attacks against users of Ukraine’s popular, commercial UKR.NET webmail platform. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to article: www.govinfosecurity.com/russian-credential-harvesting-apes-ukraine-webmail-platform-a-30325
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Lazarus Group Embed New BeaverTail Variant in Developer Tools
North Korea’s Lazarus Group deploys a new BeaverTail variant to steal credentials and crypto using fake job lures, dev tools, and smart contracts. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/lazarus-embed-beavertail-variant-developer-tools/
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New password spraying attacks target Cisco, PAN VPN gateways
An automated campaign is targeting multiple VPN platforms, with credential-based attacks being observed on Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect and Cisco SSL VPN. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/new-password-spraying-attacks-target-cisco-pan-vpn-gateways/
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Surge of credential-based hacking targets Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect
After weeks of unusual scanning activity, the same campaign took aim at Cisco SSL VPNs. First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/credential-based-hacking-palo-alto-networks/808269/