Tag: login
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APT35 Hackers Targeting Government and Military to Steal Login Credentials
Tags: credentials, cyber, government, hacker, intelligence, login, malicious, military, phishing, threatStormshield CTI researchers have identified two active phishing servers linked to APT35, revealing ongoing credential-stealing operations targeting government and military entities. In an active threat-hunting operation, Stormshield’s Cyber Threat Intelligence (CTI) team discovered two malicious servers exhibiting hallmark characteristics of APT35 infrastructure. These servers, mirroring footprints documented by Check Point, are hosting phishing pages designed…
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Lunar Spider Infected Windows Machine in Single Click and Harvested Login Credentials
A sophisticated cybercriminal group known as Lunar Spider successfully compromised a Windows machine through a single malicious click, establishing a foothold that allowed them to harvest credentials and maintain persistent access for nearly two months. The intrusion, which began in May 2024, demonstrates the evolving threat landscape where initial access can rapidly escalate to full…
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Akira ransomware: From SonicWall VPN login to encryption in under four hours
Four hours or less: that’s how long it takes for Akira affiliates to break into organizations and deploy the ransomware on their systems, Arctic Wolf researchers have … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/09/29/akira-ransomware-sonicwall-vpn/
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Cybercriminals Target SonicWall Firewalls to Deploy Akira Ransomware via Malicious Login Attempts
Security teams face a rapidly evolving campaign that abuses compromised SonicWall SSL VPN credentials to deliver Akira ransomware in under four hours”, dwell times among the shortest ever recorded for this type of threat. Within minutes of successful authentication”, often originating from hosting-related ASNs”, threat actors initiated port scans, leveraged Impacket SMB tools for discovery,…
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How to Use a Password Manager to Share Your Logins After You Die (2025)
Your logins will live on after you pass on. Make sure they end up in the right hands. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/how-to-use-a-password-manager-to-share-your-logins-after-you-die/
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Cybercriminals Target SonicWall Firewalls to Deploy Akira Ransomware via Malicious Login Attempts
Security teams face a rapidly evolving campaign that abuses compromised SonicWall SSL VPN credentials to deliver Akira ransomware in under four hours”, dwell times among the shortest ever recorded for this type of threat. Within minutes of successful authentication”, often originating from hosting-related ASNs”, threat actors initiated port scans, leveraged Impacket SMB tools for discovery,…
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How to Use a Password Manager to Share Your Logins After You Die (2025)
Your logins will live on after you pass on. Make sure they end up in the right hands. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/how-to-use-a-password-manager-to-share-your-logins-after-you-die/
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Akira Ransomware bypasses MFA on SonicWall VPNs
Akira ransomware is targeting SonicWall SSL VPNs, bypassing OTP MFA on accounts, likely using stolen OTP seeds. Since July 2025, Akira ransomware has exploited SonicWall SSL VPNs, likely using credentials obtained from the exploitation of the CVE-2024-40766 vulnerability, bypassing OTP MFA. Attacks spread quickly across sectors, with rapid post-login activity and short dwell times, making…
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Meet LockBit 5.0: Faster ESXi drive encryption, better at evading detection
the Windows binary uses heavy obfuscation and packing: it loads its payload through DLL reflection while implementing anti-analysis techniques like Event Tracing for Windows (ETW) patching and terminating security services;the Linux variant maintains similar functionality with command-line options for targeting specific directories and file types;the ESXi variant specifically targets VMware virtualization environments, and is designed…
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Phishing Campaign Targets PyPI Maintainers with Fake Login Site
Fake PyPI login site phishing campaign threatens developer credentials and the open-source supply chain. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/phishing-campaign-targets-pypi-maintainers-with-fake-login-site/
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Mit ShadowV2 wird DDoS zu einem Cloud-nativen Abo-Dienst
DDos-Attacken sind mittlerweile als Auftragsmodell verfügbar, wie eine aktuelle Analyse zeigt.Laut einer Darktrace-Analyse nutzt eine ShadowV2-Bot-Kampagne falsch konfigurierte Docker-Container auf AWS und rüstet sie für DDoS-as-a-Service-Angriffe auf.Was ShadowV2 dabei besonders macht, ist die professionelle Ausstattung mit APIs, Dashboards, Betreiber-Logins und sogar animierten Benutzeroberflächen. ‘Dies ist eine weitere Erinnerung daran, dass Cyberkriminalität kein Nebenjob mehr ist,…
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How secure are passkeys, really? Here’s what you need to know
Passwords are weak links”, 88% of breaches involve stolen creds. Learn more from Specops Software about how passkeys deliver phishing resistance, simpler logins & lower support costs (with some hurdles to adoption). First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/how-secure-are-passkeys-really-heres-what-you-need-to-know/
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New Phishing Scam Aims at PyPI Maintainers to Steal Login Information
A fresh wave of domain-confusion phishing emails is sweeping through the Python community, once again setting its sights on PyPI maintainers. As malicious actors continually swap out domain names, PyPI users must remain vigilant and adopt stronger safeguards to protect their accounts. In this latest iteration, maintainers receive an unsolicited email urging them to “verify…
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New Phishing Scam Aims at PyPI Maintainers to Steal Login Information
A fresh wave of domain-confusion phishing emails is sweeping through the Python community, once again setting its sights on PyPI maintainers. As malicious actors continually swap out domain names, PyPI users must remain vigilant and adopt stronger safeguards to protect their accounts. In this latest iteration, maintainers receive an unsolicited email urging them to “verify…
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Microsoft DCU’s Takedown of RaccoonO365
When I saw the name of the Microsoft Digital Crime Unit’s latest target, “RaccoonO365” I probably reacted to it differently than most. With the help of a friend in Lagos, we’ve been watching the money launderers and things have reached a point that they now refer to what we previously called “Business Email Compromise” or…
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Google One Tap Login with MojoAuth
Learn how to integrate Google One Tap with MojoAuth for a secure, passwordless login that boosts user conversions and simplifies onboarding. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/09/google-one-tap-login-with-mojoauth/
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AI-powered phishing scams now use fake captcha pages to evade detection
The attack playbook: The phishing campaigns follow a familiar playbook at the outset. Victims typically receive spam emails that carry urgent, action-oriented messages such as “Password Reset Required” or “USPS Change of Address Notification”.Clicking on the embedded link doesn’t take the user directly to a credential-stealing site but instead loads what appears to be a…
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AI-powered phishing scams now use fake captcha pages to evade detection
The attack playbook: The phishing campaigns follow a familiar playbook at the outset. Victims typically receive spam emails that carry urgent, action-oriented messages such as “Password Reset Required” or “USPS Change of Address Notification”.Clicking on the embedded link doesn’t take the user directly to a credential-stealing site but instead loads what appears to be a…
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Subtle Snail Impersonation Tactics: How HR Representatives Can Engage Employees to Steal Login Credentials
Subtle Snail, an Iran-linked espionage group also tracked as UNC1549 under the Unyielding Wasp (Tortoiseshell) umbrella of the Charming Kitten network, has shifted its focus to European telecom, aerospace, and defense firms since June 2022. In a recent wave of attacks, the group compromised 34 devices across 11 organizations by masquerading as human resources representatives…
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CSO Awards winners highlight security innovation and transformation
Tags: ai, attack, automation, awareness, best-practice, business, ciso, cloud, compliance, conference, control, cyber, cybersecurity, data, defense, detection, finance, flaw, framework, governance, group, guide, infrastructure, intelligence, login, malicious, metric, mitre, network, penetration-testing, phishing, privacy, programming, risk, risk-management, service, siem, skills, soc, software, technology, threat, tool, training, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementFSU tackles third-party risk with tighter vendor management program: Organization: Florida State UniversityProject: Third-Party Risk Management ProgramSecurity leader: Bill Hunkapiller, CISOOfficials at Florida State University wanted to ensure that data shared with outside entities was well protected. To achieve that, CISO Bill Hunkapiller and his team revamped its third-party risk management program so that the…
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Phishing Attack
Phishing remains one of the most successful cyberattack techniques today. Despite decades of awareness campaigns, it continues to deceive individuals and organizations into giving away sensitive information, from login credentials to financial details. Why? Because phishing exploits the human element, which is often the weakest link in cybersecurity. Phishing attacks are evolving in sophistication, scale,…
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Phishing Attack
Phishing remains one of the most successful cyberattack techniques today. Despite decades of awareness campaigns, it continues to deceive individuals and organizations into giving away sensitive information, from login credentials to financial details. Why? Because phishing exploits the human element, which is often the weakest link in cybersecurity. Phishing attacks are evolving in sophistication, scale,…
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Brute force attacks hitting SonicWall firewall configuration backups
Tags: attack, authentication, backup, breach, cloud, computer, computing, credentials, data, defense, encryption, firewall, Hardware, login, mfa, password, phishing, software, technology, threatWhat are brute force attacks?: Brute force attacks use trial and error to crack passwords, login credentials, and encryption keys. They’ve been around since the beginning of the computer age, yet are still effective. Why? In part because people still use easily guessable passwords like ‘1234’, or their company’s name, or default passwords left on…
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SonicWall Advises Users to Reset Logins After Config Backup Leak
SonicWall has alerted its customers to reset all login credentials after a recent leak exposed firewall configuration backups. The vendor emphasizes three critical stages”, containment, remediation, and monitoring”, to minimize risk and restore secure access. Users should follow each stage in order, beginning with containment to block further exposure, proceeding to remediation to reset passwords…
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Hackers Target Facebook Accounts in Latest Phishing Attack
A newly discovered phishing campaign is exploiting Facebook’s external URL warning feature to dupe users into handing over their login credentials. By abusing Facebook’s “You’re about to leave Facebook” redirect mechanism, attackers can conceal malicious URLs behind the social media giant’s official domain and graphic style”, making the lure appear bona fide even to cautious…
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SonicWall Advises Users to Reset Logins After Config Backup Leak
SonicWall has alerted its customers to reset all login credentials after a recent leak exposed firewall configuration backups. The vendor emphasizes three critical stages”, containment, remediation, and monitoring”, to minimize risk and restore secure access. Users should follow each stage in order, beginning with containment to block further exposure, proceeding to remediation to reset passwords…
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Warning: Brute force attacks hitting SonicWall firewall configuration backups
Tags: attack, authentication, backup, breach, cloud, computer, computing, credentials, data, defense, encryption, firewall, Hardware, login, mfa, password, phishing, software, technology, threatWhat are brute force attacks?: Brute force attacks use trial and error to crack passwords, login credentials, and encryption keys. They’ve been around since the beginning of the computer age, yet are still effective. Why? In part because people still use easily guessable passwords like ‘1234’, or their company’s name, or default passwords left on…
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The Industry’s Passkey Pivot Ignores a Deeper Threat: Device-Level Infections
Passkeys Are Progress, But They’re Not Protection Against Everything The cybersecurity community is embracing passkeys as a long-overdue replacement for passwords. These cryptographic credentials, bound to a user’s device, eliminate phishing and prevent credential reuse. Major players, like Google, Apple, Microsoft, GitHub, and Okta, have made passkey login widely available across consumer and enterprise services….…