Tag: password
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Forscher entdecken LLM-Sicherheitsrisiko
Forscher haben Anmeldeinformationen in den Trainingsdaten von Large Language Models entdeckt.Beliebte LLMs wie DeepSeek werden mit Common Crawl trainiert, einem riesigen Datensatz mit Website-Informationen. Forscher von Truffle Security haben kürzlich einen Datensatz des Webarchives analysiert, der über 250 Milliarden Seiten umfasst und Daten von 47,5 Millionen Hosts enthält. Dabei stellten sie fest, dass rund 12.000…
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Nearly 12,000 API keys and passwords found in AI training dataset
Close to 12,000 valid secrets that include API keys and passwords have been found in the Common Crawl dataset used for training multiple artificial intelligence models. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/nearly-12-000-api-keys-and-passwords-found-in-ai-training-dataset/
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Sicherheitslücke: Per Passwort-Reset fremde Gitlab-Konten infiltriert
Letztes Jahr hat Gitlab eine gefährliche Sicherheitslücke geschlossen. Ein neuer Bericht zeigt, wie leicht sich damit fremde Konten kapern ließen. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/sicherheitsluecke-per-passwort-reset-fremde-gitlab-konten-infiltriert-2503-193884.html
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Ransomware access playbook: What Black Basta’s leaked logs reveal
Tags: access, breach, credentials, cybercrime, dark-web, data, data-breach, extortion, group, login, malware, password, ransomware, service, software, theft, threat, toolFrom infostealer to ransomware: Infostealers are malware programs designed to scrape login information stored inside browser password stores and other applications. These threats are increasingly being offered as a service on cybercriminal forums, and according to a recent study, their prevalence has increased three-fold over the past year. The information stolen by such tools, known…
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Why cyber attackers are targeting your solar energy systems, and how to stop them
Tags: access, attack, authentication, automation, awareness, backup, best-practice, china, communications, control, credentials, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, detection, exploit, firmware, framework, group, infrastructure, iot, mfa, monitoring, network, password, penetration-testing, regulation, risk, russia, service, software, technology, threat, update, vulnerabilitySmart inverter vulnerabilities threaten the electric grid: The biggest risk occurs during high-demand times. If enough solar DERs suddenly go offline during a critical period, there might not be adequate alternative energy sources that can come online immediately, or the available alternatives are much more expensive to operate. Attackers can produce similar results merely by…
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SECURITY AFFAIRS MALWARE NEWSLETTER ROUND 35
Security Affairs Malware newsletter includes a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape. DragonForce Ransomware Group is Targeting Saudi Arabia Massive Botnet Targets M365 with Stealthy Password Spraying Attacks Notorious Malware, Spam Host “Prospero” Moves to Kaspersky Lab ACRStealer Infostealer Exploiting Google Docs as C2 #StopRansomware: Ghost (Cring) Ransomware…
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New PassCookie Attacks Bypass MFA, Giving Hackers Full Account Access
Multi-factor authentication (MFA), long considered a cornerstone of cybersecurity defense, is facing a formidable new threat:>>Pass-the-Cookie
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12,000+ API Keys and Passwords Found in Public Datasets Used for LLM Training
A dataset used to train large language models (LLMs) has been found to contain nearly 12,000 live secrets, which allow for successful authentication.The findings once again highlight how hard-coded credentials pose a severe security risk to users and organizations alike, not to mention compounding the problem when LLMs end up suggesting insecure coding practices to…
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What is zero trust? The security model for a distributed and risky era
Tags: access, ai, authentication, best-practice, breach, business, ceo, cloud, compliance, computer, computing, control, corporate, credentials, cyberattack, data, detection, framework, government, guide, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, jobs, login, monitoring, network, nist, office, password, ransomware, regulation, risk, saas, service, technology, threat, tool, vpn, zero-trustHow zero trust works: To visualize how zero trust works, consider a simple case: a user accessing a shared web application. Under traditional security rules, if a user was on a corporate network, either because they were in the office or connected via a VPN, they could simply click the application and access it; because…
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DeepSeek Data Leak Exposes 12,000 Hardcoded API Keys and Passwords
A sweeping analysis of the Common Crawl dataset”, a cornerstone of training data for large language models (LLMs) like DeepSeek”, has uncovered 11,908 live API keys, passwords, and credentials embedded in publicly accessible web pages. The leaked secrets, which authenticate successfully with services ranging from AWS to Slack and Mailchimp, highlight systemic risks in AI…
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How to configure OAuth in Microsoft 365 Defender and keep your cloud secure
Tags: access, attack, authentication, backup, business, cloud, email, identity, mail, mfa, microsoft, monitoring, password, risk, risk-analysis, software, tool, vulnerability, windowsSet the filter to permission level “high severity” and community use to “not common”. Using this filter, you can focus on apps that are potentially very risky, where users may have underestimated the risk.Under Permissions select all the options that are particularly risky in a specific context. For example, you can select all the filters…
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5 things to know about ransomware threats in 2025
Tags: access, attack, authentication, awareness, backup, breach, ciso, cloud, control, credentials, cyber, dark-web, data, data-breach, defense, detection, encryption, exploit, extortion, finance, fraud, group, healthcare, identity, incident response, infrastructure, Internet, iot, law, leak, mfa, monitoring, network, password, ransom, ransomware, risk, scam, service, software, sophos, supply-chain, technology, threat, tool, update, vpn, vulnerability, zero-day2. Mid-size organizations are highly vulnerable: Industry data shows mid-size organizations remain highly vulnerable to ransomware attacks. “CISOs need to be aware that ransomware is no longer just targeting large companies, but now even mid-sized organizations are at risk. This awareness is crucial,” says Christiaan Beek, senior director, threat analytics, at Rapid7.Companies with annual revenue…
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Millions of WordPress Websites Vulnerable to Script Injection Due to Plugin Flaw
A critical security vulnerability in theEssential Addons for Elementorplugin, installed on over 2 million WordPress websites, has exposed sites to script injection attacks via malicious URL parameters. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-24752 and scoring 7.1 (High) on the CVSS scale, allowed attackers to execute reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks by exploiting insufficient input sanitization in the plugin’s password reset…
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Have I Been Pwned Reports Huge Data Leak, Adds 284 Million Stolen Accounts
Cybersecurity service Have I Been Pwned (HIBP) has disclosed one of the largest data exposure events in its 11-year history, integrating23 billion rows of stolen credentialsfrom a malware operation dubbed >>ALIEN TXTBASE.
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Massive Botnet Facilitates Microsoft 365 Password Spray Attacks
First seen on scworld.com Jump to article: www.scworld.com/brief/massive-botnet-facilitates-microsoft-365-password-spray-attacks
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Microsoft’s Password Spray and Pray Attack: A Wake-Up Call for 2FA Adoption
Microsoft accounts without 2FA face a “password spray and pray” attack, prompting urgent warnings for organizations to bolster defenses and prevent breaches. First seen on esecurityplanet.com Jump to article: www.esecurityplanet.com/trends/microsoft-password-spray-and-pray-attack/
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Chinese Botnet Powered by 130,000 Devices Targets Microsoft 365 Accounts
A China-linked botnet powered by 130,000 hacked devices has targeted Microsoft 365 accounts with password spraying attacks. The post Chinese Botnet Powered by 130,000 Devices Targets Microsoft 365 Accounts appeared first on SecurityWeek. First seen on securityweek.com Jump to article: www.securityweek.com/chinese-botnet-powered-by-130000-devices-targets-microsoft-365-accounts/
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Chinese Botnet Bypasses MFA in Microsoft 365 Attacks
SecurityScorecard revealed that the large-scale password spraying campaign can bypass MFA and security access policies by utilizing Non-interactive sign-ins First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/chinese-botnet-mfa-microsoft/
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Password Spraying: 130.000 Bots attackieren Microsoft-365-Konten
Angreifer versuchen, via Password Spraying fremde Microsoft-365-Accounts zu infiltrieren. Dabei gehen sie der MFA gezielt aus dem Weg. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/password-spraying-130-000-bots-attackieren-microsoft-365-konten-2502-193693.html
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A large botnet targets M365 accounts with password spraying attacks
A botnet of 130,000+ devices is attacking Microsoft 365 accounts via password-spraying, bypassing MFA by exploiting basic authentication. SecurityScorecard researchers discovered a botnet of over 130,000 devices that is conducting password-spray attacks against Microsoft 365 (M365) accounts worldwide. The attackers targeted accounts protected with basic authentication bypassing multi-factor authentication. The experts pointed out that organizations…
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Botnet of 130K Devices Targets Microsoft 365 in Password-Spraying Attack
A botnet of 130,000 devices is launching a Password-Spraying attack on Microsoft 365, bypassing MFA and exploiting legacy authentication to access accounts. First seen on hackread.com Jump to article: hackread.com/botnet-devices-microsoft-365-password-spraying-attack/
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Botnet targets Basic Auth in Microsoft 365 password spray attacks
A massive botnet of over 130,000 compromised devices is conducting password-spray attacks against Microsoft 365 (M365) accounts worldwide, attempting to confirm credentials. First seen on bleepingcomputer.com Jump to article: www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/botnet-targets-basic-auth-in-microsoft-365-password-spray-attacks/
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A single default password exposes access to dozens of apartment buildings
An unchanged credential allows anyone to virtually control door locks and elevators at dozens of apartment buildings across North America, a security researcher found. First seen on techcrunch.com Jump to article: techcrunch.com/2025/02/24/a-single-default-password-exposes-access-to-dozens-of-apartment-buildings/
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Massive botnet hits Microsoft 365 accounts
A recently discovered botnet of over 130,000 compromised devices is launching coordinated password-spraying attacks against Microsoft 365 (M365) accounts. Security researchers … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/02/24/botnet-hits-microsoft-365-accounts/
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(g+) Alternative zum Passwort: Passkeys kommen aus der Nische
Passkeys sind seit Mitte 2022 verfügbar. Immer mehr Webseiten, Plattformen und Tools integrieren die Technologie. Zeit für eine Bestandsaufnahme. First seen on golem.de Jump to article: www.golem.de/news/alternative-zum-passwort-passkeys-kommen-aus-der-nische-2502-193544.html
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Sitevision Auto-Generated Password Vulnerability Lets Hackers Steal Signing Key
A significant vulnerability in Sitevision CMS, versions 10.3.1 and earlier, has been identified, allowing attackers to extract private keys used for signing SAML authentication requests. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2022-35202, stems from the use of a Java keystore accessible via WebDAV and protected by an auto-generated, low-complexity password. This vulnerability could potentially enable attackers to…
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Russian cyberespionage groups target Signal users with fake group invites
QR codes provide a means of phishing Signal users: These features now work by scanning QR codes that contain the cryptographic information needed to exchange keys between different devices in a group or to authorize a new device to an account. The QR codes are actually representations of special links that the Signal application knows…
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1Password Co-CEO David Faugno On Major MSP Push, IPO Aspirations
As 1Password launches an MSP version of its Enterprise Password Manager, Co-CEO David Faugno tells CRN that MSPs are a ‘very important part of our future.’ First seen on crn.com Jump to article: www.crn.com/news/security/2025/1password-co-ceo-david-faugno-on-major-msp-push-ipo-aspirations