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Modern phishing attacks, including Device Code phishing, can undermine MFA protections and grant attackers access to corporate accounts without stealing passwords. This webinar explores how behavioral AI can help security teams detect compromised accounts faster and automate response workflows. [...]

Fraudsters Tokenize Stolen Cards Into Attacker WalletsGoogle Threat Intelligence Group warned that Chinese-language phishing-as-a-service platforms are using AI, encrypted messaging and real-time OTP interception to bypass multifactor authentication and provision stolen payment cards into attacker-controlled digital wallets worldwide.

Also, YellowKey Gets CVE, 7-Eleven Breach, Linux Maintainers Warn on AI Bug SpamThis week, more incidents than we can list here. Among them: cloned Shai-Hulud malware, a new maximum CVSS Cisco flaw. Edge to stop loading passwords in plaintext. Tycoon 2FA offers a way around Microsoft multifactor. Convenience, taquitos and data breach: The 7-Eleven story. A MENA crackdown.

Google on Monday disclosed that it identified an unknown threat actor using a zero-day exploit that it said was likely developed with an artificial intelligence (AI) system, marking the first time the technology has been put to use in the wild in a malicious context for vulnerability discovery and exploit generation

Every AI tool, workflow automation, and productivity app your employees connected to Google or Microsoft this year left something behind: a persistent OAuth token with no expiration date, no automatic cleanup, and in most organizations, no one watching it. Your perimeter controls don't see it. Your MFA doesn't stop it. And when an attacker gets hold of one, they don't need a password

Why CISOs Must Rethink Trust, MFA and Machine Identity GovernanceAI-driven phishing emails, voice deepfakes and synthetic identities have changed the threat landscape. Attackers now mimic trusted users with precision. Security teams can no longer rely on static controls or traditional verification methods.

Who needs MFA when you've got EvilTokens? Hundreds of organizations have been compromised daily by a Microsoft device-code phishing campaign that uses AI and automation at nearly every stage of the attack chain to ultimately snoop through corporate email inboxes and steal financial data.…

Infostealer malware is everywhere — in Chrome extensions, WhatsApp, fake AI tools, and GitHub repos. Attackers are not breaking your MFA. They steal what comes after it. The target is the session.

Also: Why AI Agents Are Colliding, What Good Governance Ought to Look LikeIn this week's panel, four ISMG editors discussed real-time vishing attacks that are defeating MFA, the growing problem of AI agents making conflicting decisions inside of enterprises and why the next phase of AI adoption depends on governance, accountability and control.

Also: Turning AI Data Into AI Defense, Autonomous Border Patrol RobotsIn this week's panel, four ISMG editors discussed how basic security failures are still opening the door to major breaches, how researchers are rethinking data protection in the age of AI and the implications of robots with artificial intelligence patrolling national borders.

Cybersecurity researchers have documented four new phishing kits named BlackForce, GhostFrame, InboxPrime AI, and Spiderman that are capable of facilitating credential theft at scale

Cyber threats are evolving faster than ever. Attackers now combine social engineering, AI-driven manipulation, and cloud exploitation to breach targets once considered secure. From communication platforms to connected devices, every system that enhances convenience also expands the attack surface

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.

Trellix's John Fokker Advises CISOs to Prioritize Patching, MFA, Network VisibilityThreat actors aren't rushing to adopt AI tools to exploit vulnerabilities. "They still prefer a victim with weak passwords, bad MFA, bad patching. It is the easiest way to make money for criminals so they don't have to invest in AI," said John Fokker, head of threat intelligence at Trellix.

AICD's Figueroa on Business-Focused Communication for Authentication ProgressModern phishing tactics now leverage voice, SMS and AI-powered impersonation, yet many Asia-Pacific organizations continue relying on vulnerable single-factor authentication, said Marco Figueroa, senior manager of cyber security, risk and compliance at the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

This article delves into the rising tide of MFA failures, the alarming role of generative AI in amplifying these attacks, the growing user discontent weakening our defenses, and the glaring vulnerabilities being frequently exploited. The storm is building, and the worst is yet to come. [...]

Also: VPN Vulnerabilities Attract Hackers, Hackers Use Swiss Mail to Send MalwareThis week, Russia suspected in Balctic Sea cable sabotage, VPNs draw ransomware attackers and Swiss snail mail malware. An AI training company reported a cybertheft of $250,000 and a U.S. space firm reported a breach. Microsoft said it will pay $$$ for AI vulnerabilities and a MFA success story.

All Dropbox Sign Users' Emails Stolen, Plus Some MFA and OAuth Tokens, API KeysDropbox said hackers breached its infrastructure and stole swaths of customer data for its legally binding electronic signature service, Dropbox Sign, including names, emails, hashed passwords and authentication tokens. The company has begun forcing password resets and API key rotation.

Identities now transcend human boundaries. Within each line of code and every API call lies a non-human identity. These entities act as programmatic access keys, enabling authentication and facilitating interactions among systems and services, which are essential for every API call, database query, or storage account access. As we depend on multi-factor authentication and passwords to safeguard

Joe Sullivan Also Discusses Identity Management, AI, State of Information SharingIn the latest weekly update, Joe Sullivan, CEO of Ukraine Friends, joins three editors at ISMG to discuss the challenges of being a CISO in 2024, growing threats from disinformation, vulnerabilities in MFA, AI's role in cybersecurity, and the obstacles to public-private information sharing.