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Why Attackers no Longer Need to Break in: The Rise of Identity-Based Attacks
Anjali Gopinadhan Nair | | account takeover, anomaly detection, credential market, dark web, deepfakes, hardware keys, IAM inventory, identity perimeter, Identity Theft, least privilege, Machine Identities, mfa fatigue, Passkeys, Privileged access management, service accounts, Session hijacking, social engineering, stolen credentials, voice phishing, VPN credentials, zero trust
In 2026 stolen credentials and unmanaged machine identities drive breaches—small buys, phone scams, and weak IAM make identity the real perimeter; prioritize inventory, least privilege, and stronger auth ...
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Another Credential Leak, Another Dollar
Mark Rasch | | credential theft, cybersecurity breaches, Data breach, encryption limits, Endpoint Protection, Endpoint security, infostealer malware, malware campaigns, Multi-Factor Authentication, stolen credentials
A 149M-credential breach shows why encryption alone isn’t enough. Infostealer malware bypasses cloud security by stealing passwords at the endpoint—where encryption offers no protection ...
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Hacker Pleads Guilty to Access Supreme Court, AmeriCorps, VA Systems
Jeffrey Burt | | AmeriCorp, Data breach, data exfiltration, Data security and privacy, Hacking, Healthcare Information Security, personal information disclosure, stolen credentials, U.S. government, U.S. Supreme Court, Veterans Administration
Nicholas Moore, a 24-year-old Tennessee man, pleaded guilty to using stolen credentials of authorized users to hack into computer systems of the Supreme Court, VA, and AmeriCorps, obtaining sensitive information and then ...
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The Akira Playbook: How Ransomware Groups Are Weaponizing MFA Fatigue
Anton Lucanus | | Akira ransomware, CISA advisory Akira, credential replay attacks, FIDO2 WebAuthn, identity threat detection, identity-based attacks, MFA Bypass, mfa fatigue, Microsoft MFA safeguards, passkey adoption trends, phishing-resistant passkeys, push bombing, ransomware initial access, remote access abuse, social engineering attacks, SonicWall VPN intrusion, stolen credentials, Verizon DBIR data, VPN security risks, Zero Trust Access
Akira ransomware is exploiting MFA push-spam, weak VPN security and identity gaps. Learn why these attacks succeed and the counter-playbook defenders must deploy now ...
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Permiso Uncovers Unicode Technique to Compromise Microsoft Exchange Rules
Michael Vizard | | cyberattack detection, email compromise risks, email exfiltration, evasive cyberattacks, Exchange inbox rules, Exchange vulnerabilities, inbox rule attacks, Microsoft Exchange security, open source security tools, Permiso research, stolen credentials, Unicode obfuscation, Unicode threat detection
Permiso researchers uncovered a Unicode obfuscation technique, “Inboxfuscation,” that exploits Microsoft Exchange inbox rules to evade detection and exfiltrate email data. Learn how it works and how security teams can defend against ...
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US Military, Defense Contractors Infected with Infostealers: Hudson Rock
A report by cybersecurity firm Hudson Rock says hundreds of computers from the U.S. Army and Navy and defense contractors like Honeywell and Boeing are infected with infostealer malware, endangering the security ...
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DOJ, Allies Seize Cybercrime Forums Affecting 17 Million-Plus Americans
Investigators from the United States and other countries seized and shut down two online cybercriminal marketplaces, Cracked and Nulled, that they said affected more than 17 million Americans by selling hacking tools ...
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How to Protect Your Organization From Account Takeovers
Eyal Benishti | | Account Takeover Attacks, business email compromise, data theft, Phishing, Ransomware, stolen credentials
The year 2021 was a big one for account takeover (ATO) attacks. According to a Javelin strategy and research study, losses from account takeovers increased by 90% in 2021 to $11.4 billion ...
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LinkedIn Attacks Show Dangers of Professional Networking
Leveraging the human factor via social media to launch cyberattacks is a tried-and-true method, and one that will be with us for many more years to come. The recent LinkedIn attacks, where ...
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Protect Data from Cyberattacks with 1 Multifunctional Weapon
Jeremy Malin | | credential loss, credential stuffing, dark web credential loss, MSP Resources, Multi-Factor Authentication, Passly, password management, Password Security, remote working, Secure Identity & Access Management, secure identity and access management, secure passwords, single sign on, Small & Medium Business Cybersecurity Management, stolen credentials
What if you could protect data from cyberattacks with just one affordable multifunctional security tool? You can - and here's how to do it ...

