Tag: password
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Thousands of Data Center Controllers Open to Takeover
A host of Internet-exposed remote hardware management processors are subject to offline password-cracking attacks, and adversaries have taken note. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/flaw-exposes-data-centers-server-takeover
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Flaw From 2002 Exposes Data Centers to Server Takeover
Lots of Internet-exposed server management controllers are subject to offline password-cracking attacks, and adversaries have taken note. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/cyber-risk/flaw-exposes-data-centers-server-takeover
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24,650 Internet-Exposed BMCs Disclose IPMI Password Hashes Before Login
Cybersecurity researchers have sounded an alert after finding more than 36,000 Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) management interfaces exposing Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) protocol to the public internet.Of the 36,872 internet-exposed server-management interfaces running IPMI, 24,650 have been found to disclose password-derived authentication hashes before login due to First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article:…
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Is Your SSO Protected Against Modern Credential Attacks?
A compromised SSO login can provide attackers with access to multiple enterprise applications and services. Specops Software explains how stronger passwords, phishing-resistant MFA, and identity hardening help secure modern SSO environments and the applications they protect. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/is-your-sso-protected-against-modern-credential-attacks/
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Exposed BMCs hand out password hashes before login
An attacker who reaches UDP port 623 on a server’s baseboard management controller can ask it for a password hash and receive one before logging in. The exchange is part … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/28/exposed-bmc-ipmi-vulnerability-research/
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Over 24,000 exposed server BMCs leak password hash via decades-old flaw
More than 24,000 internet-exposed servers are leaking authentication password hashes due to a 20-year-old vulnerability in their Baseboard Management Controller (BMC) interface. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/over-24-000-exposed-server-bmcs-leak-password-hash-via-decades-old-flaw/
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Why Resetting Passwords No Longer Stops Attackers
As attackers shift from password theft to session and token theft to bypass multifactor authentication controls, organizations must move beyond login security and protect authenticated sessions. First seen on darkreading.com Jump to article: www.darkreading.com/endpoint-security/why-resetting-passwords-no-longer-stop-attacks
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Alle Daten gelöscht: US-Bürger wegen Nutzung einer GrapheneOS-Funktion angeklagt
Ein Mann wurde bei der Einreise in die USA durchsucht. Er trickste die Grenzpolizei mit einem Duress-Passwort aus – und muss sich dafür nun vor Gericht verantworten. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/alle-daten-geloescht-us-buerger-wegen-nutzung-einer-grapheneos-funktion-angeklagt-2607-211299.html
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Product showcase: LastPass Authenticator brings Face ID, Apple Watch, and cloud backup to 2FA
LastPass Authenticator is a free app that provides two-factor authentication (2FA) for accounts and any service that supports time-based one-time passwords (TOTP). It supports … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/27/product-showcase-lastpass-authenticator/
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Man charged for using phone’s ‘duress’ password to wipe data
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/man-charged-for-using-phones-duress-password-to-wipe-data
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CTM360 Research Reveals How Insurance Phishing Has Evolved Into Real-Time Account Hijacking
For years, phishing campaigns targeting financial institutions followed the same playbook. Victims were tricked into entering usernames and passwords, attackers collected the credentials, and accounts were compromised later when an opportunity arose.That model is changing.Recent investigations into insurance-focused phishing operations reveal a more immediate approach. Instead of harvesting First seen on thehackernews.com Jump to article:…
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Hackers Use Stealer Logs to Bypass MFA and Launch Ransomware Attacks
Infostealer malware has now become the invisible thread linking petty credential theft to full-blown ransomware campaigns. Attackers no longer bother forcing their way through firewalls when infostealers have already unlocked the front door for them. Documented by DarkOwl, a stealer log archive generated by infostealer malware that silently harvests browser-saved passwords, session cookies, cryptocurrency wallet data,…
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US accuses American of allegedly wiping his phone using a ‘duress’ password during border search
A U.S. citizen has asked a court to throw out the government’s claim that he gave over a passcode to border authorities that wiped his phone’s data, opening up fresh questions about a person’s constitutional rights at the U.S. border. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2026/07/24/us-accuses-american-of-allegedly-wiping-his-phone-using-a-duress-password-during-border-search/
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SectopRAT Gives Attackers Remote Access to Passwords, Credit Cards, Cookies and Corporate Files
SectopRAT is at the center of a highly targeted malvertising campaign abusing Anthropic’s Claude platform to deliver a stealthy, HVNC”‘enabled RAT that gives attackers deep, persistent access to victims’ passwords, credit cards, cookies and corporate files. The artifact masqueraded as a genuine Claude Desktop installer but redirected victims to claude.ai.download-app[.]us and then to downloading-api.it[.]com/html/claude/win, where…
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The best-funded companies open the most phishing attachments
An employee gets an email dressed as a password reset. She clicks the link, types her credentials into a page built to copy her company’s login screen, and moves on with … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/24/phishing-simulation-benchmark-report/
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One Password Mistake Helped Hackers Access Chick-fil-A Account
Chick-fil-A disclosed a credential stuffing attack affecting customers across 10 states, underscoring the risks of password reuse and account takeover. The post One Password Mistake Helped Hackers Access Chick-fil-A Account appeared first on TechRepublic. First seen on techrepublic.com Jump to article: www.techrepublic.com/article/news-chick-fil-a-credential-stuffing-attack-password-reuse/
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Russian Espionage Group Exploited Zimbra Zero-Day to Steal Mail and 2FA Codes
A Russian state-supported espionage group spent months reading Western mailboxes through a then-unknown flaw in Zimbra’s webmail client.The payload goes after the last 90 days of email, the organization’s entire email directory, the password saved in the browser and the codes kept for two-factor recovery. Opening the message was enough to start it.The NSA, CISA…
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Pixelgenaue Fälschungen täuschen Login-Benachrichtigungen von X vor
Ein neuer X-Phishing-Scam kopiert echte Login-Benachrichtigungen bis ins letzte Pixel, um Konten zu kapern und Passwörter zu stehlen. Gekaperte Konten werden für Krypto-Betrug und Phishing genutzt. Die Phishing-E-Mails warnen die Empfänger vor einem Login ‘von einem neuen Gerät” an einem Ort, an dem sie sich noch nie aufgehalten haben. Die E-Mails enthalten das X-Logo, die…
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New Windows Stealer Uses AI Profiling to Identify High-Value Corporate Victims
A new Windows-focused infostealer and remote access trojan (RAT) dubbed Dolphin X is being advertised on cybercrime forums with a clear pitch: automate the theft and triage of high-value corporate targets. Unlike commodity stealers that focus mainly on browser passwords, Dolphin X is positioned as an enterprise-adjacent data vacuum with a built-in AI-powered victim scoring…
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Chick-fil-A Confirms Data Breach After Credential Stuffing Attack Exposes Customer Personal and Payment Data
Chick-fil-A has confirmed a data breach affecting an undisclosed number of Chick-fil-A One loyalty accounts. This breach occurred as threat actors executed credential-stuffing attacks on its website and mobile application. The incident underscores the ongoing risk associated with password reuse, where usernames and passwords exposed in unrelated third-party breaches are automatically tested against consumer platforms.…
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Hackers Clone Microsoft Login Portals to Capture Credentials and Session Tokens in Real Time
An active adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) phishing campaign that clones Microsoft authentication pages to intercept credentials, Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) codes, and session tokens in real time. Rather than relying on simple password harvesting, this technique hijacks authenticated user sessions directly. Detailed by Infoblox Threat Intel researchers Darby Wise and Nick Sundvall, the widespread campaign has targeted universities,…
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Argon2id password hashing neutralizes GPU advantage in cracking attempts
Tags: passwordFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/argon2id-password-hashing-neutralizes-gpu-advantage-in-cracking-attempts
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Argon2id password hashing neutralizes GPU advantage in cracking attempts
Tags: passwordFirst seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/argon2id-password-hashing-neutralizes-gpu-advantage-in-cracking-attempts
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Fileless Stealer and PureRAT Raid Browser Passwords, Telegram Sessions, and Crypto Wallets
Fileless stealer and PureRAT operators are abusing a WebDAV”‘backed “malware delivery lab” to raid browser passwords, Telegram sessions, and cryptocurrency wallets in a campaign that blends fileless info”‘stealing with a modular .NET RAT. The incident began with an MDR alert tied to a user executing content retrieved from a WebDAV server via rundll32.exe, with telemetry…
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European Password Manager Passwork Shares Codebase and Updates With FSTEC-Certified Russian Firm
Passwork Europe, a Spain-based password manager used by European public sector bodies, universities, and private organizations, is facing scrutiny after an investigation led by OCCRP uncovered technical and historical connections to a Russian counterpart certified by Russian state agencies. The investigation found that Passwork Europe S.L. and Russia’s Passwork LLC share a common codebase origin,…
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Nobody was checking the drives that encrypt your laptop
A drive ships with a label promising hardware encryption. You plug it in, set a password, and trust the chip inside to handle the rest. Millions of laptops and workstations … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2026/07/21/hdd-self-encrypting-drive-security/
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Paidwork Data Breach Exposes 23.3 Million Accounts, Banking Data and bcrypt Password Hashes
Gig-economy platform Paidwork has been linked to a significant data breach that affects 23.3 million accounts. This breach, involving an approximately 11GB dataset, was publicly released in July 2026. The incident was added to the Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) breach database on July 19, with the compromise reportedly occurring in March 2026. Paidwork Data…
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Russian-Speaking Hacker Uses Google Gemini CLI to Control Botnet of Eight Dental Clinic PCs
A solo Russian-speaking threat actor known as “bandcampro” outsourced a chunk of their operations to Google’s open-source Gemini CLI artificial intelligence (AI) and commandeered a live botnet.The findings come from an analysis of 200 Gemini CLI session logs between March 19 and April 21, 2026, which found the threat actor using AI, among other things,…
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LastPass und Bitwarden von Phishing-Kampagne betroffen
Eine neue Phishing-Welle zielt auf Nutzer von LastPass und Bitwarden ab. Gefälschte Compliance-Mails versuchen, Master-Passwörter zu entwenden. First seen on it-daily.net Jump to article: www.it-daily.net/it-sicherheit/cybercrime/lastpass-bitwarden-phishing
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Microsoft warns of surge in ACR Stealer attacks on customers
Microsoft has observed a surge in attacks using the ACR Stealer malware to steal browser-stored passwords, authentication tokens, and sensitive documents from its enterprise customers. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/microsoft-warns-of-surge-in-acr-stealer-attacks-on-customers/