Security News

Sextortion scum armed with leaked credentials are persistent pests
2018-09-10 11:29

If you're going to batter 8,497 folk with over 60,000 threats, odds are someone will crack Persistence pays off for crooks when it comes to sextortion-based phishing scams, research into its...

Uni credential-swiping hack campaign linked to Iranian government
2018-08-24 15:31

US firm Secureworks lifts lid on further targeting of academia US infosec firm Secureworks has uncovered a login credential-hoovering operation linked to Iran that targeted universities across a...

Retail and finance top the list of vulnerable industries, increasingly targeted with credential threat campaigns
2018-08-21 16:00

The finance, professional, and information sectors had the highest volume and most variety of malicious activity in Q2 2018, says Rapid7, and the manufacturing sector is steadily getting more and...

The Foundation of Cyber-Attacks: Credential Harvesting
2018-07-25 11:44

Recent reports of a newly detected Smoke Loader infection campaign and the re-emergence of Magecart-based cyber-attacks illustrate a common tactic used by cyber criminals and state-sponsored...

ThreatList: Sizing Up The Scourge of Credential-Stuffing
2018-07-19 20:53

Over two billion credentials were stolen in 2017 and contributed to the complex problem of credential spills, credential stuffing and account takeover fraud.

Inside look at lifecycle of stolen credentials and extent of data breach damage
2018-07-19 11:45

Shape Security released its Credential Spill Report, shedding light on the extent to which the consumer banking, retail, airline and hospitality industries are impacted by credential stuffing...

2.3B credentials were stolen in 2017: These industries suffered the most
2018-07-18 15:11

Shape Security's 2018 Credential Spill Report reveals the severity of data breaches and offers insight to the lifespan of stolen information.

New Smoke Loader Attack Targets Multiple Credentials
2018-07-05 14:43

A recently detected Smoke Loader infection campaign is attempting to steal credentials from a broad range of applications, including web browsers, email clients, and more. read more

Bot-driven credential abuse, DDoS attacks continue to rise
2018-06-26 16:30

Cybersecurity defenders face increasing threats from organisations in the form of bot-based credential abuse targeting the hospitality industry and advanced DDoS attacks, according to Akamai....

Early detection of compromised credentials can greatly reduce impact of attacks
2018-06-19 11:45

According to Blueliv’s credential detection data, since the start of 2018 there has been a 39% increase in the number of compromised credentials detected from Europe and Russia, compared to the...