Penetration Testing

MAY 2, 2025

In 2020, Microsoft updated its Authenticator app to introduce password-saving and autofill capabilities, effectively transforming Microsoft Authenticator into The post Microsoft Authenticator to Drop Password Manager Features by August 2025 appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

The second bug fixed this month that is already seeing in-the-wild exploitation is CVE-2024-43451 , a spoofing flaw that could reveal Net-NTLMv2 hashes , which are used for authentication in Windows environments. Narang notes that CVE-2024-43451 is the third NTLM zero-day so far this year.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

It exploits “device code flow,” a form of authentication formalized in the industry-wide OAuth standard. Authentication through device code flow is designed for logging printers, smart TVs, and similar devices into accounts.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 18, 2024

Griffin said a follow-up investigation revealed the attackers had used his Gmail account to gain access to his Coinbase account from a VPN connection in California, providing the multi-factor code from his Google Authenticator app. You may also wish to download Google Authenticator to another mobile device that you control.

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Security Boulevard

MAY 25, 2025

One-time-password (OTP) delivery remains the work-horse of passwordless and multi-factor authentication flows. Yet the 2025 market has fractured into two [] The post OTP Authentication in 2025: How MojoAuth Stacks Up Against Twilio Verify, Auth0, Stytch & Descope appeared first on Security Boulevard.

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Schneier on Security

OCTOBER 31, 2024

The catch is: There are two recommendations that WILL DO MORE THAN ALL THE REST ADDED TOGETHER TO REDUCE CYBERSECURITY RISK most efficiently: patching and using multifactor authentication (MFA). Patching is listed third. MFA is listed eighth.

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Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The zero-day seeing exploitation involves CVE-2024-49138 , a security weakness in the Windows Common Log File System (CLFS) driver — used by applications to write transaction logs — that could let an authenticated attacker gain “system” level privileges on a vulnerable Windows device.

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Schneier on Security

JANUARY 13, 2025

The resulting requests were designed to mimic legitimate Azure OpenAPI Service API requests and used compromised API keys to authenticate them. Among other things, the proxy service used undocumented Microsoft network application programming interfaces (APIs) to communicate with the company’s Azure computers. Slashdot thread.

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Schneier on Security

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Third, and most critically, is the issue of system control: These operators can alter core systems and authentication mechanisms while disabling the very tools designed to detect such changes. First, unauthorized access must be revoked and proper authentication protocols restored.

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Schneier on Security

MAY 2, 2025

These techniques enable novel applications with different trust relationships between the parties, as compared to traditional cryptographic methods for encryption and authentication. The conclusion: Advanced Cryptography covers a range of techniques for protecting sensitive data at rest, in transit and in use.

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Penetration Testing

MAY 30, 2025

As previously reported, Microsoft Authenticator will gradually deprecate its password manager functionality. Account credentials already saved will be The post Microsoft Authenticator’s Password Manager is Phasing Out: What You Need to Do! appeared first on Daily CyberSecurity.

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Penetration Testing

JUNE 1, 2025

Roundcube Webmail has patched a critical RCE vulnerability (PHP object deserialization) allowing remote code execution post-authentication. Update to 1.6.2 immediately!

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 17, 2024

The vulnerability is an authenticated SQL injection vulnerability in HCX, it was privately reported to VMware by Sina Kheirkhah (@SinSinology) of Summoning Team (@SummoningTeam) through the Trend Micro Zero Day Initiative (ZDI). “An authenticated SQL injection vulnerability in HCX was privately reported to VMware.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

Booking.com said it now requires 2FA , which forces partners to provide a one-time passcode from a mobile authentication app (Pulse) in addition to a username and password. .” The phony booking.com website generated by visiting the link in the text message. SecureWorks said these attacks had been going on since at least March 2023.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

A botnet of 130,000+ devices is attacking Microsoft 365 accounts via password-spraying, bypassing MFA by exploiting basic authentication. The attackers targeted accounts protected with basic authentication bypassing multi-factor authentication. The attackers used basic authentication methods. ” continues the report.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

The company pointed out that only authenticated users with existing access to the NetScaler Console can exploit this vulnerability. “The issue arises due to inadequate privilege management and could be exploited by an authenticated malicious actor to execute commands without additional authorization. NetScaler Console 14.1

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Security Affairs

APRIL 18, 2025

ASUS warns of an authentication bypass vulnerability in routers with AiCloud enabled that could allow unauthorized execution of functions on the device. ASUS warns of an authentication bypass vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-2492 (CVSS v4 score: 9.2), which impacts routers with AiCloud enabled.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 20, 2024

An authenticated attacker, with Manager role privileges or higher, could exploit the vulnerability CVE-2024-45844 to elevate privileges and compromise the BIG-IP system. “An authenticated attacker may exploit this vulnerability by storing malicious HTML or JavaScript code in the BIG-IQ user interface.

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Penetration Testing

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The flaw, a zero-click pre-authentication root remote code execution (RCE),... The post 22,000 CyberPanel Servers Exposed: Zero-Click RCE Vulnerability Discovered, PoC Published appeared first on Cybersecurity News.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2025

The vulnerability allows authenticated attackers with Subscriber access to exploit a missing capability check, leading to information disclosure. It is installed on over one million WordPress sites, owners use this plugin to enhance user experience, boost SEO rankings, and reduce server load. ” reads the advisory published by WordPress.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 21, 2024

The Internet Archive was breached again, attackers hacked its Zendesk email support platform through stolen GitLab authentication tokens. Hunt also verified the authenticity of the information included in the stolen archive. Hunt will add the information of the impacted users to HIBP very soon.

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The Last Watchdog

JANUARY 15, 2025

Czech cybersecurity startup Wultra has raised 3 million from Tensor Ventures, Elevator Ventures, and J&T Ventures to accelerate the development of its post-quantum authentication technology, safeguarding banks and fintech against the coming wave of quantum threats. Prague, Czech Republic, Jan.

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Security Affairs

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

CVE-2024-51567 – is an incorrect default permissions vulnerability in CyberPanel (prior to patch 5b08cd6) that allows remote attackers to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary commands through /dataBases/upgrademysqlstatus by manipulating the statusfile property with shell metacharacters, bypassing secMiddleware.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

In this blog post, we take a look at how criminals are abusing Bing and stay under the radar at the same time while also bypassing advanced security features such as two-factor authentication. We should also note that SMS verification is one of the weakest methods for two-factor authentication.

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Security Affairs

MAY 24, 2025

. “Implement basic cyber hygiene to include being suspicious, robust passwords, multifactor authentication, and installation of antivirus tools.” ” concludes the report.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 16, 2025

” Device code phishing attacks exploit authentication flows to steal tokens, granting attackers access to accounts and data. Upon clicking the meeting invitation embedded in the message, recipients are prompted to authenticate using a threat actor-generated device code. ” continues the report.

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Krebs on Security

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

The targeted SMS scams asked employees to click a link and log in at a website that mimicked their employer’s Okta authentication page. Some SMS phishing messages told employees their VPN credentials were expiring and needed to be changed; other phishing messages advised employees about changes to their upcoming work schedule.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

The vulnerability CVE-2025-0111 is a file read issue in PAN-OS, an authenticated attacker with network access to the management web interface could exploit the flaw to read files that are readable by the “nobody” user. Palo Alto Networks addressed the flaw CVE-2025-0111 on February 12, 2025.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Of those malicious apps, 5,200 could subvert one of the strongest security practices available today, called multifactor authentication, by prying into basic text messages sent to a device. With multifactor authentication, a username and password are no longer enough to sign into an account.

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Schneier on Security

APRIL 3, 2025

The second is authentication—much more nuanced than the simple “Who are you?” ” authentication mechanisms of today—which ensures that data access is properly verified and authorized at every step. creates the trusted environment that AI systems require to operate reliably.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 19, 2024

Attackers accessed targets via VPN gateways lacking multifactor authentication, some of which ran outdated software. In each of the cases, attackers initially accessed targets using compromised VPN gateways without multifactor authentication enabled. Overlapping indicators link these cases to prior Fog and Akira ransomware attacks.

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Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 15, 2025

“ An authentication bypass in the Palo Alto Networks PAN-OS software enables an unauthenticated attacker with network access to the management web interface to bypass the authentication otherwise required by the PAN-OS management web interface and invoke certain PHP scripts. reads the advisory published by Palo Alto Networks.

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Security Affairs

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) added the Fortinet FortiManager missing authentication vulnerability CVE-2024-47575 (CVSS v4 score: 9.8) A missing authentication flaw in FortiManager and FortiManager Cloud versions allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or commands through specially crafted requests.

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Security Affairs

MAY 17, 2025

Always confirm authenticity before responding, and contact security officials or the FBI if uncertain. Enable and protect two-factor authentication and never share OTP codes. Be cautious of realistic fakes using public photos or voice cloning. To avoid fraud or data loss, never share sensitive info with unknown contacts.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 30, 2025

A local authenticated attacker can trigger the vulnerability to escalate privileges. CVE-2025-0283 could allow a local authenticated attacker to escalate privileges. Ivanti addressed a high-severity flaw, tracked as CVE-2025-0283 (CVSS score: 7.0), that allows a local authenticated attacker to escalate privileges.

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Security Affairs

APRIL 19, 2025

A remote authenticated attacker can exploit the flaw to inject arbitrary commands as a nobody user, which could potentially lead to arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability is an OS Command Injection Vulnerability in the SMA100 management interface. ” reads the advisory. .

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Adam Shostack

JANUARY 2, 2025

Authentication is more frustrating to your customers when you dont threat model. When he did, they sent him a text message to authenticate him, and it says DO NOT share this access code with anyone. Please: threat model your authentication processes. Recently, I was opening a new bank account. Happier customers.

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