account hijacking
Extortion crew hijacks Microsoft 365 accounts via fake passkey setup
The Pink cyber extortion crew is tricking employees into giving them access to their Microsoft 365 accounts by faking Entra passkey enrollment requests. The attack The attack …
French government messaging platform breached through account hijacking
French authorities are investigating a compromise of Tchap, the government’s secure messaging platform, after hackers hijacked a user account and gained access to public …
Hackers used Meta’s AI support system to hijack over 20,000 Instagram accounts
Meta has revealed that attackers hijacked 20,225 Instagram accounts by exploiting a flaw in the company’s AI-assisted account recovery system. According to the company, …
Red Hat npm packages compromised in new Mini Shai-Hulud malware wave
Unknown attackers have compromised 30+ Red Hat Cloud Services npm packages with malware that goes after credentials stored in developers’ build environment. What the …
Microsoft: Phishing campaign used fake compliance notices to compromise employee accounts
Phishers have been using fake workplace compliance notices to try to trick Microsoft account owners into signing in via a fake sign-in page, says the company’s Defender …
Poisoned “Office 365” search results lead to stolen paychecks
A financially motivated hacking group is targeting Canadian employees with a sophisticated campaign designed to covertly redirect their salary payments into …
EvilTokens ramps up device code phishing targeting Microsoft 365 users
Security researchers report a notable increase in device code phishing activity aimed at Microsoft 365 users, and have attributed this rise to the availability of EvilTokens, …
Attackers use AiTM phishing kit, typosquatted domains to hijack AWS accounts
Phishers are targeting AWS accounts holders with fake email security alerts and redirecting them to a high-fidelity clone of the AWS Management Console sign-in page, Datadog …
Massive gambling network doubles as hidden C2 and anonymity infrastructure, researchers say
A sprawling network that’s seemingly maintained to serve (illegal) online gambling opportunities and deliver malware to Indonesian citizens is likely also being used to …
Cybercriminals exploit RMM tools to steal real-world cargo
Cybercriminals are compromising logistics and trucking companies by tricking them into installing remote monitoring and management (RMM) tools, Proofpoint researchers warned. …
Fake npm 2FA reset email led to compromise of popular code packages
Malicious versions of at least 18 widely used npm packages were uploaded to the npm Registry on Monday, following the compromise of their maintainer’s account. …
Researchers warn of ongoing Entra ID account takeover campaign
Attackers are using the TeamFiltration pentesting framework to brute-force their way into Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) accounts, Proofpoint researchers have …
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