Theft in cybersecurity covers stolen data, credentials, devices, and funds, often creating risks of unauthorized access, fraud, and privacy loss.
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Unauthorized taking or copying of information, credentials, intellectual property, or digital assets is cyber theft. News under this tag may involve stolen passwords, payment data, personal information, source code, cloud tokens, cryptocurrency, or sensitive business files. Theft can result from phishing, malware, compromised accounts, insider access, exposed storage, or the loss of an unencrypted device; the relevant issue is the unauthorized acquisition or control of an asset, whether or not the attacker also alters systems.
Security teams should identify where valuable data and credentials are stored, restrict access by role, require strong authentication, encrypt data at rest and in transit, and monitor unusual downloads or transfers. Vulnerability management matters when flaws expose databases, endpoints, or cloud services to unauthorized retrieval. After suspected theft, preserving logs, revoking tokens and credentials, determining what was accessed or copied, and assessing privacy or notification obligations are central to containing the incident and measuring its impact.
The Trivy vulnerability scanner was compromised in a supply-chain attack by threat actors known as TeamPCP, which distributed credential-stealing malware through official releases and GitHub Actions. [...]
Trivy, a popular open-source vulnerability scanner maintained by Aqua Security, was compromised a second time within the span of a month to deliver malware capable of stealing sensitive CI/CD secrets
Apple is urging users who are still running an outdated version of iOS to update their iPhones to secure against web-based attacks carried out via powerful exploit kits like Coruna and DarkSword
Navia Benefit Solutions Says Potential Data Theft Took Place Over 3-Week PeriodA Washington-state based employee benefits administrator is notifying nearly 2.7 million individuals that their information, including health plan and personal details such as Social Security numbers, was potentially stolen in a hacking incident discovered in January.
Cybersecurity researchers have flagged a new malware dubbed Speagle that hijacks the functionality and infrastructure of a legitimate program called Cobra DocGuard
A new Android malware called Perseus is checking user-curated notes to steal sensitive information, like passwords, recovery phrases, or financial data. [...]
A new exploit kit for Apple iOS devices designed to steal sensitive data from is being wielded by multiple threat actors since at least November 2025, according to reports from Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG), iVerify, and Lookout
In addition to enabling remote access, the malware supports a wide range of capabilities, including data theft and spying.
Darksword is the second iOS exploit chain in a month A new exploit kit targeting iPhone users and stealing their sensitive data is being abused by "multiple" spyware vendors and suspected nation-state goons, security researchers said on Wednesday.…
Researchers Detail Prompt Injection, API and Redirect FlawsOasis Security researchers found three bugs in Claude that attackers can chain to steal user chat data without malware or phishing. The "Claudy Day" attack links hidden prompt injection, Anthropic's Files API and an open redirect. Anthropic has fixed the core flaw.
A prompt injection vulnerability paired with other flaws can turn a Google search into a full attack chain that could threaten enterprise networks.
A new exploit kit for iOS devices and delivery framework dubbed "Darksword" has been used to steal a wide range of personal information, including data from cryptocurrency wallet app. [...]
Researchers map full org chart of the scam from dodgy recruiters to helpful Western collaborators Researchers at IBM X‑Force and Flare Research have uncovered data that sheds light on how North Korea's fake IT worker schemes operate and infiltrate companies in order to funnel money back to the regime and steal sensitive information.…
Tracking pixels let social media companies spy on their users even after they click over to advertiser sites, gleaning credit card info, geolocations, and more, according to an analysis.
Not every cloud breach starts with malware or a zero-day. In this incident, attackers discovered an exposed Spring Boot Actuator endpoint, harvested credentials from leaked configuration data, then used the OAuth2 Resource Owner Password Credentials (ROPC) flow to authenticate without MFA.
Credential theft soared in the second half of 2025, thanks in part to the industrialization of infostealer malware and AI-enabled social engineering.
Ransomware actors are ditching Cobalt Strike in favor of native Windows tools, as payment rates hit record lows and data theft surges.
The ransomware operation known as LeakNet has adopted the ClickFix social engineering tactic delivered through compromised websites as an initial access method
Operations and hospital networks not affected, we're told Robotics-assisted surgical tech firm Intuitive said that unauthorized intruders gained access to some of its internal IT business applications after stealing an employee's credentials during a phishing attack.…
The GlassWorm malware campaign is being used to fuel an ongoing attack that leverages the stolen GitHub tokens to inject malware into hundreds of Python repositories