Hackers bypass SonicWall VPN MFA due to incomplete patching
Threat actors brute-forced VPN credentials and bypassed multi-factor authentication (MFA) on SonicWall Gen6 SSL-VPN appliances to deploy tools used in ransomware attacks. [...]
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Threat actors brute-forced VPN credentials and bypassed multi-factor authentication (MFA) on SonicWall Gen6 SSL-VPN appliances to deploy tools used in ransomware attacks. [...]
Stolen credentials turn authentication systems into the attack surface. Token shows how wearable biometric authentication verifies the user—not the session—blocking phishing relays and MFA bypass. [...]
Cybersecurity researchers have documented four new phishing kits named BlackForce, GhostFrame, InboxPrime AI, and Spiderman that are capable of facilitating credential theft at scale
As Agentic AI Takes Over Workflows, Traditional Authentication Practices Fall ShortThe explosion of agentic AI and autonomous bots to orchestrate cross-system tasks is turning MFA into a brittle defense. Non-human identities often bypass human-centric security controls, operating with static credentials and undefined ownership, creating exploitable identity risks.
Hackers Bypass MFA to Steal Australians' Banking CredentialsMelbourne-based ANZ Bank will introduce passwordless authentication for digital banking services amid news that hackers have stolen the banking credentials of tens of thousands of Australians. Cybercriminals used infostealer malware to steal the credentials of more than 30,000 Australians.
A help desk phishing campaign targets an organization's Microsoft Active Directory Federation Services (ADFS) using spoofed login pages to steal credentials and bypass multi-factor authentication (MFA) protections. [...]
Cybersecurity researchers have detailed a new adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) phishing kit that's capable of Microsoft 365 accounts with an aim to steal credentials and two-factor authentication (2FA) codes since at least October 2024
Push Fatigue Attacks Succeed 5% of the Time, Surge in the Morning, Researchers FindMultifactor authentication is a must-have security defense for repelling outright credential stuffing and password spraying attacks. But no defense is foolproof. Attackers have been refining their tactics for bypassing MFA, including using technology and trickery.
A new large-scale phishing campaign targeting credentials for Microsoft email services use a custom proxy-based phishing kit to bypass multi-factor authentication. [...]