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Researchers Urge Organizations to Rotate Credentials and Review Audit LogsThreat actor 888 claims it stole Accenture source code and cloud credentials, prompting researchers to warn that any exposed Azure tokens, encryption keys or DevOps secrets could enable follow-on intrusions and downstream supply-chain attacks even as Accenture says operations remain unaffected.

It's been one of those weeks. You expect the usual noise: recycled malware, sloppy attacks, another easy target getting hit. Instead, there's a supply chain attack kit in a public repo, a $5,000-a-month RAT that clones browsers, and research showing AI agents can be tricked into leaking real credentials

Supply-Chain Attack Uses Malicious GitHub Actions Workflow File to Steal SecretsMore than 5,000 GitHub repositories fell victim to an automated campaign, codenamed "Megalodon," in which an attacker injected malicious GitHub Actions that executed a script designed to steal development environment secrets, plus a variety of keys, tokens and other credentials, researchers said.

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Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a fresh software supply chain attack campaign that has targeted multiple PHP packages belonging to Laravel-Lang to deliver a comprehensive credential-stealing framework

Our research examines the April 22 Checkmarx KICS and April 24 elementary-data incidents as part of a broader TeamPCP supply chain campaign. Across both cases, the actor abused trusted CI/CD and release workflows to steal credentials at scale.

TrendAI™ Research breaks down Quasar Linux (QLNX), a previously undocumented sophisticated Linux RAT with low detection rates. In this blog, we examine a full-featured Linux threat incorporating a rootkit, a PAM backdoor, credential harvesting, and more, revealing how this malware enables stealthy access, persistence, and potential supply-chain attacks.

Cybersecurity researchers are sounding the alarm about a new supply chain attack campaign targeting SAP-related npm Packages with credential-stealing malware

AI Dependency Attack Reportedly Exposes Data and Source CodeA LiteLLM supply-chain compromise enabled attackers to harvest credentials and access internal environments at scale at Mercor. The firm was the first to confirm a LiteLLM breach, and researchers are warning about growing AI system exposure and limited visibility.

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed what they say is an active "Shai-Hulud-like" supply chain worm campaign that has leveraged a cluster of at least 19 malicious npm packages to enable credential harvesting and cryptocurrency key theft

Researchers say breaches link identity abuse, SaaS compromise, and ransomware into a cascading cycle Cybercriminals are turning supply chain attacks into an industrial-scale operation, linking breaches, credential theft, and ransomware into a "self-reinforcing" ecosystem, researchers say.…

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered what they said is the first known malicious Microsoft Outlook add-in detected in the wild

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new supply chain attack in which legitimate packages on npm and the Python Package Index (PyPI) repository have been compromised to push malicious versions to facilitate wallet credential theft and remote code execution

Fiery Driver Version Didn't Validate Source File, Had Hardcoded CredentialsPrinter servers from major manufactures such as Canon and Sharp could be susceptible to a supply chain hack due to flaws in a driver updater, researchers warn. Cyderes said Wednesday it identified two major security risks in a version of the Fiery Driver Updater.

Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered yet another active software supply chain attack campaign targeting the npm registry with over 100 malicious packages that can steal authentication tokens, CI/CD secrets, and GitHub credentials from developers' machines

Trend™ Research’s analysis of Wondershare RepairIt reveals how the AI-driven app exposed sensitive user data due to unsecure cloud storage practices and hardcoded credentials, creating risks of model tampering and supply chain attacks.

Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a fresh software supply chain attack targeting the npm registry that has affected more than 40 packages that belong to multiple maintainers

Stealing crypto is so 2024. Supply-chain attacks leading to data exfil pays off better? North Korea's Lazarus Group compromised hundreds of victims across the globe in a massive secret-stealing supply chain attack that was ongoing as of earlier this month, according to security researchers.…

Security researchers are raising the alarm about mobile app developers relying on insecure practices that expose Amazon Web Services (AWS) credentials, making the supply chain vulnerable. [...]

The notorious cybercrime group known as FIN7 has diversified its initial access vectors to incorporate software supply chain compromise and the use of stolen credentials, new research has revealed