Malicious OAuth applications abuse cloud email services to spread spam

Microsoft researchers recently investigated an attack where malicious OAuth applications were deployed on compromised cloud tenants and then used to control Exchange Online settings and spread spam. The investigation revealed that the threat actor launched credential stuffing attacks against...

Rockstar Games Confirms Hacker Stole Early Grand Theft Auto VI Footage

American video game publisher Rockstar Games on Monday revealed it was a victim of a "network intrusion" that allowed an unauthorized party to illegally download early footage for the Grand Theft Auto VI. "At this time, we do not anticipate any disruption to our live game services nor any long-te...

Hackers Had Access to LastPass's Development Systems for Four Days

Password management solution LastPass shared more details pertaining to the security incident last month, disclosing that the threat actor had access to its systems for a four-day period in August 2022. "There is no evidence of any threat actor activity beyond the established timeline," LastPass...

The 2022 SANS Top New Attacks and Threats Report Is In, and It's Required Reading

The latest Top New Attacks and Threat Report from the cybersecurity experts at SANS is here — and the findings around cyberthreats, attacks, and best practices to defend against them are as critical for security teams as they've ever been. If you're unfamiliar with the SysAdmin, Audit, Network, a...

CVE-2022-37144

The PlexTrac platform prior to API version 1.17.0 does not restrict excessive MFA TOTP submission attempts. An unauthenticated remote attacker in possession of a valid username and password can bruteforce their way past MFA protections to login as the targeted user...

PT-2022-23836 · Plextrac · Plextrac

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: PlexTrac platform versions prior to 1.17.0 Description: The issue allows an unauthenticated remote attacker with a valid username and password to bruteforce their way past MFA protections and login as the targeted user due to the lack of...

PlexTrac API 安全漏洞

PlexTrac is a penetration test reporting and management platform from PlexTrac Inc. in the United States. A security vulnerability exists in the PlexTrac API prior to version 1.17.0, which stems from an unrestricted number of MFA TOTP submission attempts, where an unauthenticated, remote attacker...

Broadcom Symantec Privileged Access Management Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability

Broadcom Symantec Privileged Access Management is a security software from Broadcom, Inc. It helps prevent security breaches by protecting sensitive administrative credentials, controlling privileged user access, proactively enforcing security policies, and monitoring and logging privileged user...

How 1-Time Passcodes Became a Corporate Liability

Phishers are enjoying remarkable success using text messages to steal remote access credentials and one-time passcodes from employees at some of the worlds largest technology companies and customer support firms. A recent spate of SMS phishing attacks from one cybercriminal group has spawned a...

Tentacles of ‘0ktapus’ Threat Group Victimize 130 Firms

Targeted attacks on Twilio and Cloudflare employees are tied to a massive phishing campaign that resulted in 9,931 accounts at over 130 organizations being compromised. The campaigns are tied to focused abuse of identity and access management firm Okta, which gained the threat actors the 0ktapus...

Source code of password manager LastPass stolen by attacker

In a security incident notice from LastPass the company informed the public know that an unauthorized party gained access to portions of the LastPass development environment through a single compromised developer account. There is no evidence that this incident involved any access to customer dat...

Broadcom Symantec Privileged Access Management 安全漏洞

Broadcom Symantec Privileged Access Management is a security software from Broadcom, Inc. It helps prevent security breaches by protecting sensitive administrative credentials, controlling privileged user access, proactively enforcing security policies, and monitoring and logging privileged user...

Okta Hackers Behind Twilio and Cloudflare Attacks Hit Over 130 Organizations

The threat actor behind the attacks on Twilio and Cloudflare earlier this month has been linked to a broader phishing campaign aimed at 136 organizations that resulted in a cumulative compromise of 9,931 accounts. The activity has been condemned 0ktapus by Group-IB because the initial goal of the...

Man-in-the-Middle Phishing Attack

Heres a phishing campaign that uses a man-in-the-middle attack to defeat multi-factor authentication: Microsoft observed a campaign that inserted an attacker-controlled proxy site between the account users and the work server they attempted to log into. When the user entered a password into the...

Researchers Warn of AiTM Attack Targeting Google G-Suite Enterprise Users

The threat actors behind a large-scale adversary-in-the-middle AiTM phishing campaign targeting enterprise users of Microsoft email services have also set their sights on Google Workspace users. "This campaign specifically targeted chief executives and other senior members of various organization...

The Five Principles of a Zero Trust Cybersecurity Model

When even the US Government concludes that to ensure baseline security practices are in place and to realize the security benefits of cloud-based infrastructure while mitigating associated risks, they must migrate to a zero trust model, every organization should be actively moving in that...

RubyGems Makes Multi-Factor Authentication Mandatory for Top Package Maintainers

RubyGems, the official package manager for the Ruby programming language, has become the latest platform to mandate multi-factor authentication MFA for popular package maintainers, following the footsteps of NPM and PyPI. To that end, owners of gems with over 180 million total downloads are...

Cybersecurity and PR: Making Data Protection Public

The customer cares Customers regularly see news about privacy and hacking, and they want to know that it’s safe for them to give over their personal data. A lack of trust in an eCommerce site is a leading reason why potential customers abandon their shopping carts. Consumers have no shortage of...

What the Zola Hack Can Teach Us About Password Security

Password security is only as strong as the password itself. Unfortunately, we are often reminded of the danger of weak, reused, and compromised passwords with major cybersecurity breaches that start with stolen credentials. For example, in May 2022, the popular wedding planning site, Zola, was th...

5 cybersecurity tips for students going back to school

The new school season is just around the corner. And while you are getting ready to go back to school, now is a good opportunity to check you are doing all you can to stay as safe as possible online. Make sure you are doing these five things: 1. Use multi-factor authentication MFA MFA has become ...