Tag: email
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LastPass Warns of Phishing Campaign Attempting to Steal Master Passwords
Phoney email alerts suggest users need to backup their LastPass accounts within 24 hours. LastPass says it would never require this action from users First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/lastpass-phishing-master-passwords/
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SmarterMail Auth Bypass Exploited in the Wild Two Days After Patch Release
A new security flaw in SmarterTools SmarterMail email software has come under active exploitation in the wild, two days after the release of a patch.The vulnerability, which currently does not have a CVE identifier, is tracked by watchTowr Labs as WT-2026-0001. It was patched by SmarterTools on January 15, 2026, with Build 9511, following responsible…
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Securing the Future: Practical Approaches to Digital Sovereignty in Google Workspace
Tags: access, attack, ciso, cloud, compliance, computing, container, control, data, defense, dora, email, encryption, GDPR, google, Hardware, healthcare, identity, infrastructure, law, malware, network, privacy, regulation, resilience, risk, service, software, strategy, zero-trustSecuring the Future: Practical Approaches to Digital Sovereignty in Google Workspace madhav Thu, 01/22/2026 – 04:35 In today’s rapidly evolving digital landscape, data privacy and sovereignty have become top priorities for organizations worldwide. With the proliferation of cloud services and the tightening of global data protection regulations, security professionals face mounting pressure to ensure their…
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Fake Lastpass emails pose as password vault backup alerts
LastPass is warning of a new phishing campaign disguised as a maintenance notification from the service, asking users to back up their vaults in the next 24 hours. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fake-lastpass-emails-pose-as-password-vault-backup-alerts/
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LastPass warns backup request is phishing campaign in disguise
The company said customers were sent deceptive emails over the holiday weekend claiming the company was doing maintenance.; First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/backup-request-phishing-campaign-lastpass/810083/
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LastPass warns backup request is phishing campaign in disguise
The company said customers were sent deceptive emails over the holiday weekend claiming the company was doing maintenance.; First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/backup-request-phishing-campaign-lastpass/810083/
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Backup request is actually a phishing campaign, LastPass warns
The company said customers were sent deceptive emails over the holiday weekend claiming the company was doing maintenance.; First seen on cybersecuritydive.com Jump to article: www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/backup-request-phishing-campaign-lastpass/810083/
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PURELOGS Payload Hidden in Weaponized PNG Images Used in Stealth Attacks
A sophisticated PURELOGS infostealer campaign that weaponizes PNG image files to evade detection.The attack begins with a phishing email disguised as a pharmaceutical invoice containing a ZIP archive with a JScript (.js) file. Unlike browser-based JavaScript, this Windows Script Host file executes with full operating system privileges through the Windows scripting engine, granting direct access…
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Weaponized Shipping Documents Spread Remcos RAT in Stealthy Malware Campaign
A sophisticated phishing campaign distributing a fileless variant of Remcos RAT, a commercial remote access tool offering extensive capabilities, including system resource management, remote surveillance, network management, and agent control. The campaign initiates through phishing emails impersonating Vietnamese shipping companies, tricking recipients into opening attached Word documents under the pretense of viewing updated shipping documents.…
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Crooks impersonate LastPass in campaign to harvest master passwords
Password manager LastPass warns of an active phishing campaign impersonating the service to steal users’ master passwords. LastPass warned users about an active phishing campaign that began around January 19, 2026. Attackers impersonate the service with emails claiming urgent maintenance and urge users to back up their password vaults within 24 hours. The messages use…
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LastPass Warns of Fake Maintenance Messages Targeting Users’ Master Passwords
LastPass is alerting users to a new active phishing campaign that’s impersonating the password management service, which aims to trick users into giving up their master passwords.The campaign, which began on or around January 19, 2026, involves sending phishing emails claiming upcoming maintenance and urging them to create a local backup of their password vaults…
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UStrive security lapse exposed personal data of its users, including children
The online mentoring site UStrive exposed email addresses, phone numbers, and other non-public information to other logged-in users. The nonprofit told TechCrunch that the issue is now fixed, but wouldn’t commit to alerting affected individuals. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/01/20/ustrive-security-lapse-exposed-personal-data-of-its-users-including-children/
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UStrive security lapse exposed personal data of its users, including children
The online mentoring site UStrive exposed email addresses, phone numbers, and other non-public information to other logged-in users. The nonprofit told TechCrunch that the issue is now fixed, but wouldn’t commit to alerting affected individuals. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/01/20/ustrive-security-lapse-exposed-personal-data-of-its-users-including-children/
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UStrive security lapse exposed personal data of its users, including children
The online mentoring site UStrive exposed email addresses, phone numbers, and other non-public information to other logged-in users. The nonprofit told TechCrunch that the issue is now fixed, but wouldn’t commit to alerting affected individuals. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/01/20/ustrive-security-lapse-exposed-personal-data-of-its-users-including-children/
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Mass Spam Attacks Leverage Zendesk Instances
The CRM vendor advised ignoring or deleting suspicious emails and said the attacks were not tied to any breach or software vulnerability. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/threat-intelligence/mass-spam-attacks-zendesk-instances
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The Data Center Is Secure, But Your Users Are Not
Today’s data centers are hardened facilities with layered access controls, surveillance, redundancy and security teams focused on keeping threats out. Yet, even the most secure environment can be compromised by a single moment of trust, such as a legitimate-looking email that prompts someone to click a link. That’s the modern cybersecurity paradox. The perimeter can..…
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Hackers target Afghan government workers with fake correspondence from senior officials
Hackers are targeting Afghan government employees with phishing emails disguised as official correspondence from the office of the country’s prime minister, researchers found. First seen on therecord.media Jump to article: therecord.media/hackers-target-afghan-workers
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Cisco Secure Email Appliance RCE Exploited in Attacks
Cisco says attackers are actively exploiting CVE-2025-20393, a critical RCE flaw in Secure Email appliances. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/cisco-secure-email-appliance-rce-exploited-in-attacks/
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Cisco Secure Email Appliance RCE Exploited in Attacks
Cisco says attackers are actively exploiting CVE-2025-20393, a critical RCE flaw in Secure Email appliances. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/cisco-secure-email-appliance-rce-exploited-in-attacks/
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Cisco Secure Email Appliance RCE Exploited in Attacks
Cisco says attackers are actively exploiting CVE-2025-20393, a critical RCE flaw in Secure Email appliances. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/cisco-secure-email-appliance-rce-exploited-in-attacks/
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Google Gemini flaw exposes new AI prompt injection risks for enterprises
Real enterprise exposure: Analysts point out that the risk is significant in enterprise environments as organizations rapidly deploy AI copilots connected to sensitive systems.”As internal copilots ingest data from emails, calendars, documents, and collaboration tools, a single compromised account or phishing email can quietly embed malicious instructions,” said Chandrasekhar Bilugu, CTO of SureShield. “When employees…
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MY TAKE: From ‘holy mackeral’ to ‘daily routine’, AI vendors maneuver to commandeer your life
An email from Claude landed in my inbox Friday morning with a subject line that stopped me cold: “Using Claude for your everyday life.” Related: AI’s fortune teller effect Not “Unlock the power of AI” or “Transform your productivity.” Just”¦… (more”¦) First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/01/my-take-from-holy-mackeral-to-daily-routine-ai-vendors-maneuver-to-commandeer-your-life/
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Confusion and fear send people to Reddit for cybersecurity advice
A strange charge appears on a bank account. An email claims a package is on the way. A social media account stops accepting a password that worked yesterday. When these … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/20/reddit-cybersecurity-help-questions/
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Mandiant pushes organizations to dump insecure NTLMv1 by releasing a way to crack it
Tags: attack, authentication, computer, credentials, crypto, cve, data, data-breach, email, encryption, group, Hardware, international, mandiant, microsoft, network, ntlm, phishing, risk, service, supply-chain, theft, threat, vulnerability, windowspass-the-hash. The benefit is time and money saved: Mandiant reckons its rainbow table allows the recovery of an NTLMv1 key in 12 hours using a computer costing $600, rather than relying on third party services or expensive hardware to brute-force the keys.None of this makes NTLMv1 less secure or easier to target than it already…
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4 Ways Email Automation Will Reshape Customer Journeys in 2026
Discover how AI-driven email automation will reshape customer journeys in 2026 with personalized campaigns, smarter timing, scalability, and better engagement. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/01/4-ways-email-automation-will-reshape-customer-journeys-in-2026/
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The culture you can’t see is running your security operations
Tags: apache, breach, business, compliance, control, credentials, cyber, data, email, exploit, finance, firewall, flaw, identity, intelligence, jobs, network, north-korea, phishing, risk, technology, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerabilityNon-observable culture: The hidden drivers: Now we get interesting.Non-observable culture is everything happening inside people’s heads. Their beliefs about cyber risk. Their attitudes toward security. Their values and priorities when security conflicts with convenience or speed.This is where the real decisions get made.You can’t see someone’s belief that “we’re too small to be targeted” or…
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7 top cybersecurity projects for 2026
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, business, cisco, ciso, cloud, communications, compliance, control, credentials, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, email, framework, governance, infrastructure, LLM, mail, phishing, programming, resilience, risk, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-trust2. Strengthening email security: Phishing continues to be a primary attack vector for stealing credentials and defrauding victims, says Mary Ann Blair, CISO at Carnegie Mellon University. She warns that threat actors are now generating increasingly sophisticated phishing attacks, effectively evading mail providers’ detection capabilities. “Legacy multifactor authentication techniques are now regularly defeated, and threat…
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7 top cybersecurity projects for 2026
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, authentication, business, cisco, ciso, cloud, communications, compliance, control, credentials, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, email, framework, governance, infrastructure, LLM, mail, phishing, programming, resilience, risk, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-trust2. Strengthening email security: Phishing continues to be a primary attack vector for stealing credentials and defrauding victims, says Mary Ann Blair, CISO at Carnegie Mellon University. She warns that threat actors are now generating increasingly sophisticated phishing attacks, effectively evading mail providers’ detection capabilities. “Legacy multifactor authentication techniques are now regularly defeated, and threat…
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ServiceNow BodySnatcher flaw highlights risks of rushed AI integrations
Tags: ai, api, attack, authentication, backdoor, control, credentials, email, flaw, mfa, password, risk, update, vulnerabilityEnter agent-to-agent interactions and execution: The platform was later extended further to support external AI agents talking to internal ServiceNow AI agents that could execute tasks. To enable this, the company created a special protocol and a separate REST API that requires authentication.However, this new API is apparently just another layer on top of the…
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New “BodySnatcher” Flaw Allows Full ServiceNow User Impersonation
Security researcher has disclosed a critical vulnerability in ServiceNow’s Virtual Agent API and Now Assist AI Agents application, tracked as CVE-2025-12420. Dubbed >>BodySnatcher,<< this flaw enables unauthenticated attackers to impersonate any ServiceNow user using only their email address, bypassing multi-factor authentication and single sign-on controls to execute privileged AI workflows and create backdoor administrator accounts.…