Tag: login
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Canvas hack: is it ever a good idea to pay a ransom, and what happens to the data?
Businesses are advised against paying but many are prepared to deal to protect users’ privacyAfter a week of outages, hundreds of millions of students’ data stolen, delayed assignment due dates and school login pages being defaced by hackers, the US tech firm Instructure which operates the education platform Canvas, used by education providers worldwide announced…
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82 Prozent aller Netzwerkeinbrüche ohne klassische Malware Gruppen setzen auf Logins statt auf Exploits
First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/ransomware-logins-statt-exploits-identitaetsschutz-a-2ccc99681c50657fd9278dc092019d4b/
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FlowerStorm phishing gang adopts virtual-machine obfuscation to evade email defenses
Tags: attack, authentication, business, cloud, communications, control, credentials, defense, detection, email, framework, government, infrastructure, login, malicious, malware, mfa, microsoft, phishing, service, theftThe campaign dynamically adapts to victims: After deobfuscation, the phishing payload loads infrastructure designed to impersonate Microsoft 365 and other login portals while dynamically adapting to targeted users.According to the report, the malware can determine which authentication provider should be impersonated, preload victim email addresses into phishing pages, and customize branding elements such as company…
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Instructure confirms hackers used Canvas flaw to deface portals
Education technology giant Instructure has confirmed that a security vulnerability allowed hackers to modify Canvas login portals and leave an extortion message. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/instructure-confirms-hackers-used-canvas-flaw-to-deface-portals/
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ShinyHunters Escalates Canvas Extortion with School by School Ransom Campaign
ShinyHunters has escalated its Canvas extortion campaign, defacing hundreds of school login pages and threatening to leak stolen data unless institutions negotiate First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/shinyhunters-escalates-canvas/
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Your coworker might be selling company logins, and thinks it’s fine
Tags: loginEmployee behavior once considered unacceptable is becoming tolerated across various industries, particularly in IT and telecommunications, and at all levels of seniority, … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/05/08/workplace-fraud-trends-report/
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Canvas login portals hacked in mass ShinyHunters extortion campaign
The ShinyHunters extortion gang has breached education technology giant Instructure again, this time exploiting another vulnerability to deface Canvas login portals for hundreds of colleges and universities. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/canvas-login-portals-hacked-in-mass-shinyhunters-extortion-campaign/
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Hackers deface school login pages after claiming another Instructure hack
The cybercrime group ShinyHunters claimed to have hacked Instructure again, defacing the login pages of several Instructure customer schools with an extortion message. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/05/07/hackers-deface-school-login-pages-after-claiming-another-instructure-hack/
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World’s First AI-Driven Cyberattack Couldn’t Breach OT Systems
The most sophisticated AI-integrated campaign to date hit a brick wall in the form of a SCADA login screen. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/ics-ot-security/worlds-first-ai-driven-cyberattack-couldnt-breach-ot-systems
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ThreatsDay Bulletin: Edge Plaintext Passwords, ICS 0-Days, Patch-or-Die Alerts and 25+ New Stories
Bad week.Turns out the easiest way to get hacked in 2026 is still the same old garbage: shady packages, fake apps, forgotten DNS junk, scam ads, and stolen logins getting dumped into Discord channels like it’s normal. Some of these attack chains don’t even feel sophisticated anymore. More like some tired guy with a Telegram…
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Hackers Exploit Google Ads to Steal GoDaddy ManageWP Logins
Hackers are abusing Google Ads to steal GoDaddy ManageWP credentials by placing a look”‘alike phishing ad above the legitimate ManageWP result and proxying victims’ logins in real time via an adversary”‘in”‘the”‘middle (AiTM) setup. The attackers purchase a sponsored Google ads that imitates ManageWP branding and appears as the top result, while the legitimate domain is…
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Cybercriminals Exploit Microsoft Teams to Phish Login Credentials and Bypass MFA
Tags: authentication, credentials, cyber, cybercrime, espionage, exploit, iran, login, mfa, microsoft, phishing, ransomware, threatIranian state-sponsored threat actors linked to MuddyWater (Seedworm) have been caught hiding behind the Chaos ransomware brand to conduct sophisticated espionage operations, using Microsoft Teams as a phishing vector to steal credentials and manipulate multi-factor authentication (MFA). Rapid7 researchers uncovered the intrusion in early 2026, revealing a calculated false flag operation designed to mimic financially…
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Hackers abuse Google ads for GoDaddy ManageWP login phishing
A phishing campaign delivered through Google sponsored search results is targeting credentials for ManageWP, GoDaddy’s platform for managing fleets of WordPress websites. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-abuse-google-ads-for-godaddy-managewp-login-phishing/
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Phishing Attack Weaponizes Calendar Invites to Steal Login Credentials
A new large-scale phishing campaign is abusing fake event invitations to compromise U.S. organizations, combining credential theft, OTP interception, and the deployment of remote monitoring and management (RMM) tools in a single operation. The campaign stands out because it blends familiar user workflows with legitimate-looking infrastructure, making it harder for security teams to spot and…
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New malware turns Linux systems into P2P attack networks
Persistence through rootkits and PAM backdoors: The researchers also wrote of QLNX’s use of rootkits and Linux Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) to establish long term persistence. According to Trend Micro, the malware leverages rootkit functionality to conceal malicious activity, processes, and components from administrative tools and security monitoring systems.The malware was also observed tampering with…
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Train like you fight: Why cyber operations teams need no-notice drills
Tags: breach, business, cloud, communications, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, detection, framework, healthcare, injection, login, military, psychology, ransomware, risk, skills, soc, threat, training, updateThe Yerkes-Dodson inverted-U curve: Performance rises with arousal to an optimal point, then falls sharply.Wikimedia Commons, CC-ZeroWhat repeated no-notice drills do is shift a team’s position on that curve. By building familiarity with threat-level arousal, they raise the threshold at which stress becomes performance-impairing. The stimulus is no longer novel. The cascade is shorter. Executive…
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One in Eight Workers Has Sold Their Corporate Logins
Cifas says that 13% of employees admit selling company credentials to a former colleague First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/one-eight-workers-sold-corporate/
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ShinyHunters claims dump puts 119K Vimeo emails in the wild
Vimeo points finger at analytics supplier Anodot, says no logins or card data were touched First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/05/05/shinyhunters_dump_puts_119k_vimeo/
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Microsoft warns of global campaign stealing auth tokens from 35K users
Microsoft revealed a phishing campaign hitting 35,000 users in 26 countries, stealing login tokens via fake code-of-conduct emails and legit services. Microsoft disclosed a major phishing campaign that targeted over 35,000 users across 26 countries in mid-April 2026. Attackers used fake “code of conduct” emails sent through legitimate platforms to trick recipients into visiting bogus…
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Web App Pentest by AutoSecT
Web applications run almost every business today. They handle logins, payments, user data, and daily operations. As usage grows, risk grows too. Hackers look for small gaps. Even a minor flaw can lead to a serious attack. This is why web app pentest is now a basic need. It helps you find weak points before……
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Web application testing with Burp Suite: a practical guide for UK SMEs
Web application testing with Burp Suite: a practical guide for UK SMEs For many UK SMEs, web applications are now part of day-to-day business. They handle customer logins, staff portals, booking systems, supplier access, and internal admin tasks. That makes them valuable, but it also means they deserve regular security attention. Burp Suite is a……
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AI agents can bypass guardrails and put credentials at risk, Okta study finds
Phishing the agent: Why AI guardrails aren’t enough, a report on tests conducted by cloud identity and access management (IAM) company Okta Threat Intelligence, which uncovered all of the problems cited above, and more.Their research focused on OpenClaw, a model-agnostic multi-channel AI assistant which has seen explosive growth inside enterprises since appearing in late 2025.…
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AI agents can bypass guardrails and put credentials at risk, Okta study finds
Phishing the agent: Why AI guardrails aren’t enough, a report on tests conducted by cloud identity and access management (IAM) company Okta Threat Intelligence, which uncovered all of the problems cited above, and more.Their research focused on OpenClaw, a model-agnostic multi-channel AI assistant which has seen explosive growth inside enterprises since appearing in late 2025.…
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AI agents can bypass guardrails and put credentials at risk, Okta study finds
Phishing the agent: Why AI guardrails aren’t enough, a report on tests conducted by cloud identity and access management (IAM) company Okta Threat Intelligence, which uncovered all of the problems cited above, and more.Their research focused on OpenClaw, a model-agnostic multi-channel AI assistant which has seen explosive growth inside enterprises since appearing in late 2025.…
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OpenAI Introduces Password-Free Login for Millions of ChatGPT Users
OpenAI’s Advanced Account Security lets ChatGPT and Codex users replace passwords with passkeys or security keys, but recovery is limited. The post OpenAI Introduces Password-Free Login for Millions of ChatGPT Users appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-openai-chatgpt-advanced-account-security-passkeys/
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Vulnerability remediation: Match CVEs to asset owners in seconds with Tenable Hexa AI
Tags: access, ai, api, attack, automation, business, ciso, compliance, control, cve, cybersecurity, data, exploit, framework, group, identity, Internet, login, nist, okta, service, supply-chain, threat, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementDetecting a vulnerability is easy. Finding the person responsible for fixing it is where remediation programs often break down. See how Tenable Hexa AI uses MCP to connect your exposure data to your identity provider, automating the hunt for asset owners in seconds. Key takeaways The accountability gap is the real bottleneck. Finding a vulnerability…
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Critical cPanel Vulnerability Lets Attackers Bypass Login, Gain Root Access
A critical cPanel vulnerability lets attackers bypass login and gain root access, with active exploitation reported before patches were released. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/cpanel-vulnerability-attacker-bypass-login-root-access/
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Hackers stole hundreds of thousands of Roblox accounts: Here’s what to do
Hackers used fake Roblox “game enhancements” to steal login details from hundreds of thousands of players, then sold the accounts for profit. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2026/04/hackers-stole-hundreds-of-thousands-of-roblox-accounts-heres-what-to-do/