Tag: login
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Mysterious Database of 184 Million Records Exposes Vast Array of Login Credentials
The trove has now been taken down but included users’ logins for platforms including Apple, Google, and Meta, plus services from multiple governments. First seen on wired.com Jump to article: www.wired.com/story/mysterious-database-logins-governments-social-media/
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Police Operation and Microsoft Take Down Lumma Infostealer
User Panels and Command and Control Domains Seized. Law enforcement and Microsoft struck a blow against malware used to steal login credentials and financial data, seizing the central command structure and thousands of online domains used to control the Lumma Stealer. Lumma first appeared on Russian-language speaking cybercriminal forums in 2022. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Hackers Masquerade as Organizations to Steal Payroll Logins and Redirect Payments from Employees
ReliaQuest, hackers have deployed a cunning search engine optimization (SEO) poisoning scheme to orchestrate payroll fraud against a manufacturing sector customer. This deceptive strategy involves crafting fake authentication portals that mirror legitimate organizational login pages, manipulating search engine results to rank these malicious sites at the top. Unsuspecting employees, searching for payroll portals on mobile…
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IBM Warns: One-Third of Cyber Attacks Use Advanced Tactics to Steal Login Credentials
IBM X-Force’s 2024 cybersecurity report, nearly one-third of cyber intrusions now rely on identity-based attacks, exploiting valid login credentials to breach systems. This alarming trend, continuing for the second consecutive year, highlights a shift in threat actor strategies, moving away from traditional brute-force methods to stealthier, more persistent tactics. Attackers are increasingly leveraging sophisticated tools,…
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New Phishing Attack Uses AES Malicious npm Packages to Office 365 Login Credentials
Fortra’s Suspicious Email Analysis (SEA) team uncovered a highly sophisticated phishing campaign targeting Microsoft Office 365 (O365) credentials. Unlike typical phishing attempts, this attack stood out due to its intricate use of modern technologies and developer infrastructure. The threat actors employed a multi-layered strategy involving AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) encryption, malicious npm (Node Package Manager)…
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What to do if you can’t get into your Facebook or Instagram account
How to prove your identity after your account gets hacked and how to improve security for the future<ul><li><a href=”https://viewer.gutools.co.uk/technology/2025/apr/23/what-to-do-phone-lost-stolen-change-passwords”>Phone lost or stolen? Practical steps to restore peace of mind</li><li><a href=”https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/may/07/what-to-do-if-your-uk-passport-is-lost-or-stolen-steps-you-need-to-take”>UK passport lost or stolen? Here are the steps you need to take</li></ul>Your Facebook or Instagram account can be your link to friends, a profile for…
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M&S Reportedly Hacked Using Third-Party Credentials
Scattered Spider Stole Tata Consulting Services Employee Login Details for Hack. British retailer Marks & Spencer was reportedly compromised by cybercrime group Scattered Spider using stolen employee credentials from a third-party IT company. Citing an unidentified source, Reuters reported hackers used the M&S login credentials of two Tata Consulting Services employees. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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Cyberattack on Serviceaide Compromises Data of 480,000 Catholic Health Patients
Data breach at Serviceaide, Inc., a technology vendor for Catholic Health, exposed sensitive information belonging to approximately 480,000 patients. The incident, caused by an improperly secured Elasticsearch database, left names, Social Security numbers, medical records, and login credentials publicly accessible for nearly seven weeks. While forensic analysts found no direct evidence of data misuse, the…
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W3LL Phishing Kit Launches Active Campaign to Steal Outlook Login Credentials
Cybersecurity researchers have recently uncovered a sophisticated phishing campaign leveraging the notorious W3LL Phishing Kit. Originally identified by Group-IB in 2022, W3LL differentiates itself in the criminal ecosystem as a phishing-as-a-service (PaaS) tool, supported by a unique marketplace known as the W3LL Store. This marketplace allows threat actors to selectively purchase functionalities and components needed…
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New Phishing Attack Poses as Zoom Meeting Invites to Steal Login Credentials
A newly identified phishing campaign is targeting unsuspecting users by masquerading as urgent Zoom meeting invitations from colleagues. This deceptive tactic leverages the familiarity and trust associated with workplace communications to lure victims into a trap designed to steal their login credentials. Cybersecurity researchers have flagged this attack for its realistic approach, which includes a…
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Was ist Credential-Stuffing?
Credential-Stuffing ist eine automatisierte Cyberangriffsmethode, bei der gestohlene Kombinationen aus Benutzernamen und Passwörtern (sogenannte ) massenhaft in die Login-Formulare von Websites eingegeben werden, um unbefugt Zugriff auf Benutzerkonten zu erhalten. Im Gegensatz zu Brute-Force-Angriffen, bei den systematisch viele mögliche Passwörter für einen einzelnen Account ausprobiert werden, nutzt Credential-Stuffing bereits bekannte, gestohlene Zugangsdaten und testet sie…
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Is OIDC the Same as OAuth2? Do You Need OIDC for Login?
OIDC vs OAuth 2.0, understand the difference between access and identity, and why OIDC is essential for secure user login and session management. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/05/is-oidc-the-same-as-oauth2-do-you-need-oidc-for-login/
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Security tests reveal serious vulnerability in government’s One Login digital ID system
A ‘red teaming’ exercise to simulate cyber attacks on the government’s flagship digital identity system has found that One Login can be compromised without detection First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366623991/Security-tests-reveal-serious-vulnerability-in-governments-One-Login-digital-ID-system
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Frigidstealer Malware Targets macOS Users to Harvest Login Credentials
An macOS users, a new information-stealing malware dubbed FrigidStealer has emerged as a formidable threat since January 2025. This insidious malware capitalizes on user trust by masquerading as routine browser updates, luring unsuspecting individuals into downloading a malicious disk image file (DMG) from compromised websites. Unlike conventional malware, FrigidStealer bypasses macOS Gatekeeper protections by coercing…
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Securing ICAM in spacecraft-based missions
Whether your operations are orbiting Earth or heading for the Moon, there’s risk if you’re waiting for a login to time out. In space, where communication can be delayed by minutes or even hours, identity becomes just as critical as propulsion or navigation. That’s why ICAM in DDIL environments, Disconnected, Disrupted, Intermittent, and Limited… First…
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Largest US crypto exchange says cost of recent cyber-attack could reach $400m
Hackers paid overseas Coinbase employees for account data; company is offering $20m reward for informationThe biggest cryptocurrency exchange in the US forecast that a cyber-attack that breached account data of a “small subset” of its customers would cost it between $180m and $400m. Coinbase said that price tag would not include the $20m ransom demanded…
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Largest US crypto exchange hit by cyber-attack with costs expected of up to $400m
Hackers paid overseas Coinbase employees for account data; company is offering $20m reward for informationThe biggest cryptocurrency exchange in the US forecast that a cyber-attack that breached account data of a “small subset” of its customers would cost it between $180m and $400m. Coinbase said that price tag would not include the $20m ransom demanded…
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DarkCloud Stealer Employs AutoIt to Evade Detection and Steal Login Credentials
Unit 42 researchers from Palo Alto Networks have uncovered a series of attacks in January 2025 involving the DarkCloud Stealer malware. This infostealer, first observed in 2022, has evolved with new tactics to bypass traditional detection mechanisms. By leveraging AutoIt scripting and multi-stage payloads, the latest variants of DarkCloud demonstrate a high level of sophistication,…
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Chihuahua Stealer Exploits Google Drive Document to Harvest Browser Login Credentials
A .NET-based infostealer named >>Chihuahua Stealer
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Focused Phishing: Attack Targets Victims With Trusted Sites and Live Validation
New phishing tactics are abusing trusted domains, real CAPTCHAs, and server-side email validation to selectively target victims with customized fake login pages. Keep Aware’s latest research breaks down the full attack chain and how these zero-day phish operate. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/focused-phishing-attack-targets-victims-with-trusted-sites-and-live-validation/
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TA406 Hackers Target Government Entities to Steal Login Credentials
Tags: attack, credentials, cyber, government, hacker, intelligence, login, malware, north-korea, phishing, russia, threat, ukraineThe North Korean state-sponsored threat actor TA406, also tracked as Opal Sleet and Konni, has set its sights on Ukrainian government entities. Proofpoint researchers have uncovered a dual-pronged offensive involving both credential harvesting and malware deployment through highly targeted phishing campaigns. The likely objective of these attacks is to gather strategic intelligence on the Russian…
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MFA circumvented through legacy login flaw
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/mfa-circumvented-through-legacy-login-flaw
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Unified Account Defense: How AI-Powered Layers Stop Bots and Human Fraud”, Faster
From login abuse to in-session fraud, DataDome’s unified account protection layers stop both bots and human attackers in real time”, without disrupting legitimate users. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/05/unified-account-defense-how-ai-powered-layers-stop-bots-and-human-fraud-faster/
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Gov.uk One Login loses certification for digital identity trust framework
The government’s flagship digital identity system has lost its certification against the government’s own digital identity system trust framework First seen on computerweekly.com Jump to article: www.computerweekly.com/news/366623835/Govuk-One-Login-loses-certification-for-digital-identity-trust-framework
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IAM 2025: Diese 10 Trends entscheiden über Ihre Sicherheitsstrategie
Tags: access, ai, api, authentication, best-practice, cio, ciso, cloud, compliance, conference, credentials, crypto, cryptography, detection, dora, framework, governance, iam, identity, iot, kritis, login, mfa, nis-2, resilience, risk, risk-analysis, service, strategy, threat, tool, zero-trustDie Kernaussage der EIC Conference 2025: IAM ist ein ganzheitlicher Architekturansatz und kein Toolset. Identity & Access Management (IAM) ist nicht länger eine Frage der Tool-Auswahl, sondern der Architektur. Diese Kernaussage prägte die European Identity and Cloud Conference 2025, die vom 6. bis 9. Mai in Berlin stattfand. Mit über 1.500 Teilnehmern, 300 Rednern und…
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PupkinStealer Targets Windows Users to Steal Browser Login Credentials
A newly identified information-stealing malware dubbed PupkinStealer has emerged as a significant threat to Windows users, with its first sightings reported in April 2025. Written in C# using the .NET framework, this malicious software is engineered to pilfer sensitive data, including browser credentials, messaging app sessions from platforms like Telegram and Discord, desktop documents, and…
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Phishing Attack Uses Blob URIs to Show Fake Login Pages in Your Browser
Cofense Intelligence reveals a novel phishing technique using blob URIs to create local fake login pages, bypassing email… First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/phishing-attack-blob-uri-fake-login-pages-browser/
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FreeDrain Phishing Attack Targets Users to Steal Financial Login Credentials
PIVOTcon, joint research by Validin and SentinelLABS has exposed FreeDrain, an industrial-scale cryptocurrency phishing operation that has been stealthily siphoning digital assets for years. This sophisticated campaign leverages search engine optimization (SEO) manipulation, free-tier web services, and intricate redirection techniques to target unsuspecting users of cryptocurrency wallets such as Trezor, MetaMask, and Ledger. Sophisticated Cryptocurrency…