Tag: okta
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Palo Alto closes privileged access gap with $25B CyberArk acquisition
Tags: access, ai, cloud, control, detection, endpoint, governance, identity, intelligence, microsoft, network, okta, risk, threat, zero-trustCustomer impact and integration risks: While Palo Alto is integrating CyberArk’s capabilities into its security ecosystem, the company will continue to offer CyberArk’s identity security solutions as a standalone platform.This signals continuity and roadmap stability for existing customers in the near term. “Standalone CyberArk availability is expected to continue, now backed by Palo Alto’s global…
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How to Prevent Vishing Attacks Targeting Okta and other IDPs
<div cla Vishing as the Front Door to MFA Bypass Threat reporting tied to ShinyHunters and Scattered Spider-linked activity shows voice phishing (vishing) being operationalized as a coordinated access vector against enterprise identity systems. Rather than relying solely on email-based phishing, attackers now call employees directly, impersonating IT support, security teams, or identity administrators. These…
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How to Prevent Vishing Attacks Targeting Okta and other IDPs
<div cla Vishing as the Front Door to MFA Bypass Threat reporting tied to ShinyHunters and Scattered Spider-linked activity shows voice phishing (vishing) being operationalized as a coordinated access vector against enterprise identity systems. Rather than relying solely on email-based phishing, attackers now call employees directly, impersonating IT support, security teams, or identity administrators. These…
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Semperis Buys MightyID to Expand Identity Security
Acquisition Adds Okta and Ping Coverage to Semperis’ Identity Security Platform. Semperis has acquired MightyID to extend its identity-first security and cyber resilience strategy beyond Active Directory and Entra ID into Okta and Ping. CEO Mickey Bresman says the deal addresses customer demand for multi-identity provider protection backup recovery and migration. First seen on govinfosecurity.com…
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ShinyHunters Group Targets Over 100 Enterprises, Including Canva, Atlassian, and Epic Games
A surge in infrastructure deployment that mirrors the tactics of SLSH, a predatory alliance uniting three major threat actors: Scattered Spider, LAPSUS$, and ShinyHunters. A sophisticated identity-theft campaign has emerged, targeting Single Sign-On (SSO) platforms particularly Okta across more than 100 high-value enterprises. Unlike automated phishing campaigns, this operation is human-led. It relies on voice…
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Canva among ~100 targets of ShinyHunters Okta identity-theft campaign
Atlassian, RingCentral, ZoomInfo also among tech targets First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/01/26/shinyhunters_okta_sso_campaign/
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6 Okta security settings you might have overlooked
Okta misconfigurations can quietly weaken identity security as SaaS environments evolve. Nudge Security shows six Okta security settings teams often overlook and how to fix them. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/6-okta-security-settings-you-might-have-overlooked/
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Okta Flags Customized, Reactive Vishing Attacks Which Bypass MFA
Threat actors posing as IT support teams use phishing kits to generate fake login sites in real-time to trick victims into handing over credentials First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/okta-flags-vishing-attacks-which/
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Okta Flags Customised, Reactive Vishing Attacks Which Bypass MFA
Threat actors posing as IT support teams use phishing kits to generate fake login sites in real-time to trick victims into handing over credentials First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/okta-flags-vishing-attacks-which/
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ShinyHunters claim hacks of Okta, Microsoft SSO accounts for data theft
The ShinyHunters extortion gang claims it is behind a wave of ongoing voice phishing attacks targeting single sign-on (SSO) accounts at Okta, Microsoft, and Google, enabling threat actors to breach corporate SaaS platforms and steal company data for extortion. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/shinyhunters-claim-to-be-behind-sso-account-data-theft-attacks/
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ShinyHunters claim to be behind SSO-account data theft attacks
The ShinyHunters extortion gang claims it is behind a wave of ongoing voice phishing attacks targeting single sign-on (SSO) accounts at Okta, Microsoft, and Google, enabling threat actors to breach corporate SaaS platforms and steal company data for extortion. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/shinyhunters-claim-to-be-behind-sso-account-data-theft-attacks/
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Voice Phishing Okta Customers: ShinyHunters Claims Credit
Okta Alerts Customers’ CISOs to Malicious Campaigns Seeking Single Sign-On Access. A surge in attacks that bypass some types of multifactor authentication has been tied to a new generation of voice-phishing toolkits that give attackers the ability to orchestrate what a target sees in their browser, warns a new report from Okta, which is among…
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ShinyHunters claims Okta customer breaches, leaks data belonging to 3 orgs
‘A lot more’ victims to come, we’re told First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2026/01/23/shinyhunters_claims_okta_customer_breaches/
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Okta Uncovers Custom Phishing Kits Built for Vishing Callers
They can intercept user credentials while providing real-time context that helps attackers convince victims to approve MFA challenges during phone calls.. The post Okta Uncovers Custom Phishing Kits Built for Vishing Callers appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-phishing-kits-vishing-callers/
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Okta Uncovers Custom Phishing Kits Built for Vishing Callers
They can intercept user credentials while providing real-time context that helps attackers convince victims to approve MFA challenges during phone calls.. The post Okta Uncovers Custom Phishing Kits Built for Vishing Callers appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-phishing-kits-vishing-callers/
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Okta users under attack: Modern phishing kits are turbocharging vishing attacks
Threat actors who specialize in vishing (i.e., voice phishing) have started using phishing kits that can intercept targets’ login credentials while also allowing … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/01/23/okta-vishing-adaptable-phishing-kits/
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Secure web browsers for the enterprise compared: How to pick the right one
Tags: access, ai, android, api, attack, browser, business, chrome, cloud, computer, control, corporate, data, encryption, endpoint, fortinet, gartner, google, guide, identity, linux, login, malicious, malware, mfa, mobile, monitoring, network, okta, phishing, saas, service, siem, software, technology, threat, tool, training, vpn, windows, zero-trustEnable MFA at the beginning of any browser session by default.Handle isolation controls both with respect to the user’s session and to isolate any application from cross-infection. This means controlling the movement of data between the browser, your particular endpoint and the web application or applications involved.Control access to web destinations, either to allow or…
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CrowdStrike to acquire SGNL for $740M, expanding real-time identity security
Market consolidation accelerates: The $740 million price reflects broader consolidation as cybersecurity vendors race to expand identity capabilities. The deal marks the latest in a wave of identity security acquisitions as platform vendors expand beyond core products. Liu compared the move to Palo Alto Networks’ acquisition of CyberArk in 2025, noting both vendors are racing…
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CrowdStrike to acquire SGNL for $740M, expanding real-time identity security
Market consolidation accelerates: The $740 million price reflects broader consolidation as cybersecurity vendors race to expand identity capabilities. The deal marks the latest in a wave of identity security acquisitions as platform vendors expand beyond core products. Liu compared the move to Palo Alto Networks’ acquisition of CyberArk in 2025, noting both vendors are racing…
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Agentic AI already hinting at cybersecurity’s pending identity crisis
Agentic AI’s identity crisis: Authentication and agentic experts interviewed, three of whom estimate that less than 5% of enterprises experimenting with autonomous agents have deployed agentic identity systems, say the reasons for this lack of security hardening are varied.First, many of these efforts are effectively shadow IT, where a line of business (LOB) executive has…