Google says the Chrome Device Bound Session Credentials (DBSC) security feature is now generally available and is rolling out to all users to prevent account takeovers. […]
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Deleted Google API keys keep working for up to 23 minutes, researchers warn
Google API keys are credentials that let applications access Google services, from Maps to the Gemini AI. If a key is leaked, an attacker can use it to make API calls, rack up charges, and, if Gemini is enabled, access uploaded files and cached conversations. The assumed fix is simple: delete the key. But Aikido…
Data Breaches, Global Security News
Defenders fall behind, as AI rewrites the rules of a data breach
For almost 20 years, stolen credentials have been the most common route for attackers into organizations, according to the Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR). But that’s no longer the case. Read more in my article on the Fortra blog.
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When Identity is the Attack Path
Consider a cached access key on a single Windows machine. It got there the way most cached credentials do – a user logged in, and the key stored itself automatically. Standard AWS behavior. No one misconfigured anything or violated a policy. Yet that single key, which was easily accessible to a minor-league attacker, could have…
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Hackers bypass SonicWall VPN MFA due to incomplete patching
Threat actors brute-forced VPN credentials and bypassed multi-factor authentication (MFA) on SonicWall Gen6 SSL-VPN appliances to deploy tools used in ransomware attacks. […]
AI, Data Breaches, Exploits, Global Security News, Network Security
Verizon DBIR: Vulnerability exploitation is the dominant initial access vector
Vulnerability exploitation has overtaken stolen credentials as the most common way attackers gain initial access to target networks, according to the 2026 Verizon Data Breach Investigations Report. This is the first time credential theft has been knocked off the top spot in the report’s 19-year history, the company noted. Known initial access vectors over time…
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Contractor’s public GitHub account exposed GovCloud and CISA credentials
Until a few days ago, a publicly-accessible GitHub repository exposed credentials for both US government AWS accounts and internal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) systems. That’s according to cybersecurity reporter Brian Krebs, who first broke the news over the weekend, acting on a tip from researcher Guillaume Valadon at GitGuardian. Valadon confirmed the information…
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‘Claw Chain’ Vulnerabilities Threaten OpenClaw Deployments
The now patched vulnerabilities in the rapidly growing AI agent framework allow attackers to steal credentials, escalate privileges, and maintain persistence.
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Agentic Governance: Why It Matters Now
AI agents now act inside the trust boundary with real credentials, and agentic governance is what keeps them from quietly breaking things at machine speed.
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Cyber-Enabled Cargo Crime: How Cybercrime Tradecraft is Used to Steal Freight
Cargo theft now starts with phishing emails and stolen credentials, not hijackings, to reroute and steal freight from supply chains. NMFTA outlines how cyber-enabled cargo crime is changing transportation security. […]
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Over 70% of organizations hit by identity breaches
Attackers rely on stolen credentials, compromised service accounts, and social engineering attacks targeting employees, according to Sophos’ The State of Identity Security 2026 survey. What do you estimate to be the overall cost to your organization to rectify the identity breach? Base: organization could not stop the security breach. n=510. (Source: Sophos) Identity attack trends…
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Quasar Linux RAT (QLNX): A Fileless Linux Implant Built for Stealth and Persistence
Researchers uncovered QLNX, a Linux RAT targeting developers to steal credentials, log keystrokes, monitor systems, and enable remote access. Security researchers discovered a previously undocumented Linux malware called Quasar Linux RAT (QLNX) that targets developers and DevOps environments. The malicious code can steal credentials, log keystrokes, manipulate files, monitor clipboard activity, and create network tunnels…
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One in eight UK workers has sold their company passwords, and bosses think it’s fine
One in eight UK workers admits to selling their company login credentials – or knowing someone who has – in the past 12 months. The really alarming bit? Their bosses are even more relaxed about it. Read more in my article on the Fortra blog.
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New PCPJack worm steals credentials, cleans TeamPCP infections
A new malware framework called PCPJack is stealing credentials from exposed cloud infrastructure while actively removing TeamPCP’s access to the systems. […]
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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. […]
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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
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Malicious PyTorch Lightning update hits AI supply chain security
A malicious PyTorch Lightning update (v2.6.3) on PyPI spread briefly, stealing credentials and raising major concerns about AI supply chain security. A malicious update of the PyTorch Lightning library exposed developers to credential theft and remote compromise. Attackers uploaded version 2.6.3 to the Python Package Index (PyPI), where it spread among developers before maintainers removed…
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Deep#Door Python Backdoor Evades Detection On Windows
Deep#Door Python RAT uses tunneling and obfuscation to evade detection and steal credentials
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Npm Supply Chain Malware Attack Targets Developers With Worm-Like Propagation
Malicious npm packages spread via worm-like propagation and steal developer credentials
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Google brings instant email verification to Android, no OTP needed
Google has introduced cryptographically verified email credentials for Android through the Credential Manager API. This API aligns with the W3C Digital Credential API standard. It provides a unified way for apps to request and retrieve user credentials for authentication and authorization. “By integrating the new verified email via the Credential Manager API, you can reduce…
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DraftKings hacker sentenced to prison, ordered to pay $1.4 Million
A DraftKings hacker got 30 months in prison for selling stolen credentials and must pay over $1.4 million in fines and restitution. Kamerin Stokes, 23, from Memphis (aka TheMFNPlug), received a 30-month prison sentence for his role in a 2022 credential stuffing attack against DraftKings. He continued selling stolen login data online even after pleading…
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New ATHR vishing platform uses AI voice agents for automated attacks
A new cybercrime platform called ATHR can harvest credentials via fully automated voice phishing attacks that use both human operators and AI agents for the social engineering phase. […]
Global Security News, Network Security, privacy
Wi-Fi roaming security practices for access network providers and identity providers
Public Wi-Fi roaming networks carry authentication credentials across multiple administrative boundaries, and the protocols governing that process vary widely in their security properties. The Wireless Broadband Alliance published a set of guidelines that specifies which authentication, encryption, and credential-handling practices operators should apply to networks running Passpoint and OpenRoaming. “What this work shows is that,…
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5 Ways Zero Trust Maximizes Identity Security
Stolen credentials remain a top breach vector, often leading to unchecked privilege escalation. Specops explains how identity-first Zero Trust limits access, enforces device trust, and blocks lateral movement. […]
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China-linked cloud credential heist runs on typos and SMTP
China-aligned hackers have deployed a Linux-based ELF backdoor to steal cloud credentials at scale from workloads across AWS, GCP, Azure, and Alibaba Cloud environments. According to Breakglass Intelligence findings, the backdoor uses a “zero-detection” technique, employing SMTP port 25 as a covert command-and-control (C2) channel to harvest cloud provider credentials and metadata. “A selective C2…
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29 million leaked secrets in 2025: Why AI agents credentials are out of control
AI agents need credentials to work. They authenticate with LLM platforms, connect to databases, call SaaS APIs, access cloud resources, and orchestrate across dozens of external services. Every integration point requires an identity. Most organizations are handling this badly, and the evidence is in the code. GitGuardian’s State of Secrets Sprawl Report found 28,649,024 new…
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Google Chrome Update Disrupts Infostealer Cookie Theft
Google adds Device Bound Session Credentials (DBSC) to Chrome 146, using hardware keys to block infostealer use of stolen session cookies on Windows.
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Google Chrome Rolls Out Protection Against Infostealers Targeting Session Cookies
Chrome’s Device Bound Session Credentials is designed to block infostealers from harvesting session cookie
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Bitcoin Depot hack leads to $3.6M Bitcoin theft via stolen credentials
Hackers breached Bitcoin Depot, stole credentials, and took about 50 BTC worth $3.6M from its wallets after a March 23 intrusion. Hackers breached the largest US Bitcoin ATM operator, Bitcoin Depot, on March 23, stole login credentials, and drained about 50.9 BTC worth $3.6M from company wallets. Bitcoin Depot told the SEC that a hacker…
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Google Chrome adds infostealer protection against session cookie theft
Google has rolled out Device Bound Session Credentials (DBSC) protection in Chrome 146 for Windows, designed to block info-stealing malware from harvesting session cookies. […]
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When attackers already have the keys, MFA is just another door to open
Stolen credentials turn authentication systems into the attack surface. Token shows how wearable biometric authentication verifies the user—not the session—blocking phishing relays and MFA bypass. […]
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Why Simple Breach Monitoring is No Longer Enough
Infostealers are harvesting credentials and session cookies at scale, bypassing traditional defenses. Lunar explains why simple breach monitoring alone can’t keep up with modern credential-based attacks. […]
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Hackers exploit React2Shell in automated credential theft campaign
Hackers are running a large-scale campaign to steal credentials in an automated way after exploiting React2Shell (CVE-2025-55182) in vulnerable Next.js apps. […]
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New ‘Storm’ Infostealer Remotely Decrypts Stolen Credentials
This modern infostealer adopted server-side decryption of stolen credentials to bypass security controls
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LinkedIn Phishing Scam Uses Fake Notifications to Hijack Accounts
A LinkedIn phishing scam uses fake notifications and lookalike domains to steal credentials, hijack accounts, and access sensitive professional data.
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Routine Access Is Powering Modern Intrusions, a New Threat Report Finds
Modern intrusions increasingly start with valid credentials and routine access, not exploits. Blackpoint Cyber’s upcoming threat report shows how VPN abuse, RMM tools, and social engineering drive most incidents. […]
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Cisco source code stolen in Trivy-linked dev environment breach
Cisco has suffered a cyberattack after threat actors used stolen credentials from the recent Trivy supply chain attack to breach its internal development environment and steal source code belonging to the company and its customers. […]
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Phantom Project Bundles Infostealer, Crypter and RAT For Sale
Phantom Stealer .NET harvests browser credentials, cookies, cards, sessions, as stealer-as-a-service
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DeepLoad Malware Combines ClickFix With AI-Generated Code to Avoid Detection
Researchers at ReliaQuest warn of persistent malware campaign targeting enterprise credentials
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AI frenzy feeds credential chaos, secrets spread through code, tools, and infrastructure
Code keeps moving through pipelines, and credentials continue to surface alongside it. GitGuardian’s State of Secrets Sprawl 2026 puts the count at 28.65 million new hardcoded secrets in public GitHub commits in 2025, extending a multi-year rise in exposed access keys, tokens, and passwords. Public and internal repositories that contain at least one secret (Source:…
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EtherRAT Techniques Bypass Security Via Ethereum Smart Contracts
EtherRAT hides C2 in Ethereum smart contracts via EtherHiding, steals wallets and credentials
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Inside a Modern Fraud Attack: From Bot Signups to Account Takeovers
Multi-stage fraud attacks chain bots, proxies, and stolen credentials from signup to takeover. IPQS shows why correlating IP, device, identity, and behavior is critical to stop it. […]
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Cybercrime group Lapsus$ claims the hack of pharma giant AstraZeneca
Cybercrime group Lapsus$ claims it hacked AstraZeneca, stealing 3GB of data including credentials, code, and employee information. The Lapsus$ group claims it breached AstraZeneca, stealing about 3GB of sensitive data. The alleged leak includes credentials, tokens, internal code repositories (Java, Angular, Python), and employee information, though the company has not yet confirmed the breach. Even…
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Microsoft Warns IRS Phishing Hits 29,000 Users, Deploys RMM Malware
Microsoft has warned of fresh campaigns that are capitalizing on the upcoming tax season in the U.S. to harvest credentials and deliver malware. The email campaigns take advantage of the urgency and time-sensitive nature of emails to send phishing messages masquerading as refund notices, payroll forms, filing reminders, and requests from tax professionals to deceive…
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Hacker Group LAPSUS$ Claims Alleged AstraZeneca Data Breach
LAPSUS$ claims it breached AstraZeneca, offering alleged source code, credentials, cloud configs, and employee data for sale in leaked samples.
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OAuth vulnerability in n8n automation platform could lead to system compromise
A weakness in the configuration of OAuth credentials opens up a stored XSS vulnerability in the n8n automation platform, researchers at Imperva have discovered. Setting up OAuth allows n8n to connect to services such as Google Workspace, Microsoft 365, Slack, or GitHub without having to expose service passwords. This is core to automation platforms like…
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Compromised Site Management Panels are a Hot Item in Cybercrime Markets
Compromised cPanel credentials are being sold in bulk across underground channels as plug-and-play phishing and scam infrastructure. Flare explains how analyzing 200,000 underground posts reveals a commoditized market for hacked site management panels. […]
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12 Million exposed .env files reveal widespread security failures
Mysterium VPN found 12M IPs exposing .env files, leaking credentials and revealing widespread security misconfigurations worldwide. Configuration mistakes rarely trigger alarms. A forgotten deny rule, an overlooked server setting, or a full project folder uploaded to production can quietly expose a company’s most sensitive secrets. In many cases, those secrets live inside simple environment files…
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Phishing campaign targets freight and logistics orgs in the US, Europe
A financially motivated threat group dubbed “Diesel Vortex” is stealing credentials from freight and logistics operators in the U.S. and Europe in phishing attacks using 52 domains. […]
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Multifaceted Phishing Scheme Deceives Bitpanda Customers
Phishing attack mimicking Bitpanda targets users, harvesting credentials and personal information
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How infostealers turn stolen credentials into real identities
Infostealer dumps increasingly tie stolen credentials to real identities, linking usernames, cookies, and behavior across personal and enterprise accounts. Specops explains how analyzing 90,000 dumps shows reuse fuels enterprise risk and how continuous AD scanning disrupts that cycle. […]
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Booking.com Phishing Campaign Hijacks Hotel Accounts to Defraud Guests
A new phishing campaign is exploiting trust in Booking[.]com to steal credentials from hotel partners and then defraud unsuspecting travelers. The multi-stage operation begins with convincing “complaint” emails sent to hotel staff and can end with fraudulent payment requests sent directly to guests via WhatsApp. “The primary motivation driving this incident is financial fraud, targeting…
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Telegram channels expose rapid weaponization of SmarterMail flaws
Underground Telegram channels shared SmarterMail exploit PoCs and stolen admin credentials within days of disclosure. Flare explains how monitoring these communities reveals rapid weaponization of CVE-2026-24423 and CVE-2026-23760 tied to ransomware activity. […]
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AI agents behave like users, but don’t follow the same rules
Security and governance approaches to autonomous AI agents rely on static credentials, inconsistent controls, and limited visibility. Securing these agents requires the same rigor and traceability applied to human users, according to Cloud Security Alliance’s Securing Autonomous AI Agents report. Agents scale faster than governance frameworks Autonomous AI agents act on behalf of humans, accessing…
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Protests Don’t Impede Iranian Spying on Expats, Syrians, Israelis
Iranian threat actors have been stealing credentials from people of interest across the Middle East, using spear-phishing and social engineering.