Latest cybersecurity reporting from selected sources.

Attackers Exploit Cloud Credential Exposure and 'Over-Permissioning,' Experts WarnAttackers keep hammering cloud-based identities to help them bypass endpoint and network defenses, logging in using inadvertently exposed credentials - or ones harvested through infostealers - then escalating access thanks to over-permissioned accounts, experts warn.

CrowdStrike's Adam Meyers on Cybercriminals Moving From Endpoints to Softer TargetsWith EDR making it difficult for cybercriminal to carry out attacks, they are now shifting focus to exploit vulnerabilities in compromised identities and unmanaged devices to move laterally across organizations, said Adam Meyers, senior vice president of counter adversary operations at CrowdStrike.

Lawsuit Compares Botched Software Update to HackingDelta Air Lines filed an acerbic lawsuit Friday afternoon against CrowdStrike that likens the endpoint security vendor's botched July 19 update to hacking. The suit accuses the cybersecurity company of "installing an exploit in Delta systems" by automatically rolling out an update.