Credential abuse stories

Tidal Cyber unveils a study revealing high-risk countries and top offenders for election cyber interference threats in 2024, spotlighting the methods used and potential defences.

Google Cloud's 2024 Threat Horizons Report identifies credential misuse, cryptomining, ransomware, and data theft as the key cloud-related threats, citing the need for stringent defensive strategies.

Identity security giant, Okta, gears up to acquire 2022-born Spera Security, set to boost its identity threat detection capabilities and enrich its customer base with advanced technology.

Delinea Secret Server introduces MFA enforcement at depth to meet increasingly stringent cyber insurance requirements.

The updates include performance boosts for large vaults, advanced search, accessibility and workflow improvements for iOS users.

Most in-house intelligence teams lack the in-country experience and access to quality intelligence necessary for avoiding costly and embarrassing mistakes.

Barracuda Networks has highlighted how cybercriminals leverage HTML as an attack technique in phishing, credential theft, and malware delivery.

The most observed 2022 cyber incident in Australia’s healthcare was suspicious network scan activity and multiple lateral movement model breaches in 2021.

The report addresses how ransomware remains one of the greatest cyber crime threats to organisations with operators innovating their extortion tactics.

A new report has revealed adversary success in identity theft indicates default cloud security controls are ineffective at preventing attacks.

The Vectra Protect team identified a post-exploitation opportunity in August, allowing malicious actors to steal valid user credentials from Microsoft Teams.

Identity theft and online fraud are on the rise, but data protection laws are evolving to combat them. Here are three key steps to address data privacy.

It has been widely reported recently that South Australian government employees have been the victims of a cyberattack.

Even with education and phishing tests, users continue to hand over legitimate logins to attackers, who in turn exploit them with a high degree of success.

Organisations still operate with limited visibility of user activity associated with web applications, despite the risk of insider threats and credential theft.

By implementing behavioural analytics and smart password practices, security teams can thwart credential-based attacks across the organisation.

The tool is part of Attivo’s Endpoint Detection Net suite, and is aimed at enabling organisations to hide credentials from would-be attackers and their tools.

80% of data breaches involve compromised passwords, according to Verizon. Organisations must prioritize security measures. #CyberSecurity.

Thycotic announces general availability of SCIM Connector 2.0, allowing expanded integrations between identity providers and Secret Server.

Kaspersky's Global Privacy Report 2018 reveals that 39.2% of users trade private data for increased safety, with many freely sharing social media details.