Last updated: September 29, 2026 at 8:42 AM UTC
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Tag: account-takeover (13 articles)Clear

ShinyHunters claims theft of Florida driver records through a password-reset flaw

The extortion group ShinyHunters claims it breached Florida's DAVID system, an internal driver and vehicle database used by law enforcement and state officials, and stole more than 200,000 records. According to the group, a password-reset flaw let it take over several internal accounts, including those of motor-vehicle employees and, notably, an FBI agent, which it then used to pull driver files, photos, and signatures by cycling through record IDs. It posted a sample it says is a public figure's license as proof and set a leak deadline. Florida's agency has not confirmed the breach, and the claim is unverified, but the group is reportedly probing other states' motor-vehicle systems the same way.

Check
Organizations with self-service password-reset flows should test them for account-takeover flaws, and agencies operating sensitive lookup systems should monitor for accounts enumerating records by ID and for logins from unexpected sources.
Affected
Government and law-enforcement lookup systems reachable with staff accounts; a password-reset weakness let attackers hijack employee and agent logins and mass-download driver records, exposing highly sensitive identity and vehicle data for extortion.
Fix
Harden password-reset and authentication flows, require phishing-resistant authentication for privileged lookup systems, alert on bulk record access and ID enumeration, limit how much any single account can pull, and verify breach claims.

Critical Keycloak flaw lets attackers take over any account via password reset

A critical flaw in Keycloak, the widely used open-source identity and access management server, lets an unauthenticated attacker take over any account through its password-reset flow. Tracked as CVE-2026-18963, the bug is improper state validation in the reset-credentials flow: a crafted request to the reset endpoint pushes the authentication session straight to the password-update step, so the action token Keycloak normally emails is never required, and the attacker sets new credentials for a chosen user. It needs no user interaction and works against any account, including administrators. Red Hat fixed it in Keycloak 26.7.2 and related releases; there is no confirmed exploitation yet.

Check
Upgrade Keycloak to a fixed release such as 26.7.2, and if you ran a vulnerable version, revoke active and offline sessions and rotate client secrets, since tokens may already have been issued.
Affected
Organizations running Keycloak with the forgotten-password feature enabled on a vulnerable version (CVE-2026-18963); an unauthenticated attacker can reset and take over any user or admin account without the email verification step.
Fix
Patch promptly, then treat exposure as possible account compromise: revoke sessions, rotate accessible client secrets, review identity links and admin permissions, and remember downstream services may hold tokens issued before patching.

Adobe Commerce session flaw lets unauthenticated attackers take over customer accounts

Adobe patched a critical flaw in its Commerce and Magento e-commerce platforms that lets an unauthenticated attacker hijack customer accounts, and security firm Sansec reports its web application firewall is already blocking exploitation attempts. Tracked as CVE-2026-71362 and scored 9.1, the incorrect-authorization bug stems from the platform failing to bind a customer identity to an account session, so an attacker with only network access to the public storefront can switch an active session to another customer and read their private data. It needs no account, administrator rights, or user interaction. Adobe ships the fix as isolated patch files, so administrators must be on the latest point release first.

Check
Apply Adobe's August isolated patch for Commerce, Commerce B2B, and Magento after confirming you are on the latest point release for your branch, and treat exploitation traffic as already present.
Affected
Merchants running Adobe Commerce 2.4.4 to 2.4.9 or Magento Open Source 2.4.6 to 2.4.9 (CVE-2026-71362); an unauthenticated visitor can switch into another customer's session and access their account data.
Fix
Patch promptly, put a web application firewall in front of the storefront, review privileged account activity and unexpected configuration changes, and validate extension integrity on internet-facing Commerce instances.

Chick-fil-A says attackers hijacked loyalty accounts using passwords stolen elsewhere

Chick-fil-A has disclosed a data breach following credential stuffing attacks against customer loyalty accounts. In this kind of attack there is no flaw in the targeted company's systems: attackers take username and password pairs harvested from unrelated breaches and replay them automatically against a login page, and any customer who reused a password elsewhere has their account opened. Loyalty and rewards accounts are attractive because they often hold stored balances, order history, and partial payment details, and they tend to receive less scrutiny than banking logins. Affected customers are advised to change their password.

Check
Chick-fil-A customers should change their account password immediately and change it anywhere else the same password was used, then enable multi-factor authentication where the service offers it.
Affected
Customers who reused a password from another breached service on their Chick-fil-A account; attackers replay stolen credential pairs automatically, and reuse alone is enough for an account takeover.
Fix
Use a unique password per service and a password manager. Organizations should rate limit and monitor login attempts, watch for credential stuffing patterns, and offer multi-factor authentication on consumer accounts.

Zoom patches critical flaw that could let attackers take over Windows accounts

Zoom has patched a critical vulnerability in its Windows software that could let an unauthenticated attacker take over user accounts over the network. Tracked as CVE-2026-53412 and rated 9.8, the flaw is an improper input validation issue affecting Zoom Workplace for Windows, the VDI client, and the Meeting SDK before version 7.0.0. Zoom found it internally, shared no technical details, and says there is no evidence of exploitation or public exploit code yet. Because the Windows client sits on millions of corporate desktops and the flaw needs no credentials or user interaction, it poses a broad risk, so applying the latest updates promptly is the key mitigation.

Check
Inventory where Zoom Workplace for Windows, the VDI client, or the Meeting SDK are deployed, check their versions, and roll out 7.0.0 or later, prioritizing widely used and internet-reachable systems.
Affected
Organizations and users running Zoom Workplace for Windows, the Windows VDI client, or the Windows Meeting SDK before version 7.0.0 (CVE-2026-53412); an unauthenticated network attacker could take over accounts without user interaction.
Fix
Update all affected Zoom Windows components to version 7.0.0 or later, apply the accompanying fixes for the related privilege-escalation flaws, and keep Zoom clients on automatic updates where possible.

Compromised Injective npm SDK stole crypto wallet keys from developers' apps

Attackers compromised a legitimate maintainer's GitHub account for the Injective blockchain SDK and used it to push a malicious version of the widely used @injectivelabs/sdk-ts npm package, which has around 50,000 weekly downloads. The tainted code, disguised as usage telemetry, hooked the SDK's wallet key-generation functions to capture private keys and seed phrases, then sent them to a server made to look like legitimate Injective infrastructure. Trusted-publishing automation spread the malicious release across 18 packages within minutes, though it was live under an hour before being pulled. Because the theft can reach apps that used the SDK only indirectly, any wallet keys handled by affected versions should be treated as compromised.

Check
Check whether your projects or dependencies pulled the malicious Injective SDK version, including transitive dependencies and cached copies, and review whether any wallet keys or seed phrases passed through affected code.
Affected
Developers and applications using the affected @injectivelabs/sdk-ts versions, and their users; the malware captured wallet private keys and seed phrases, even for apps that depended on the SDK only indirectly.
Fix
Move any potentially exposed cryptocurrency to fresh wallets, rotate secrets in affected environments, pin dependencies to known-good versions, and protect maintainer accounts and publishing pipelines with phishing-resistant MFA.

FBI warns Russian hackers now steal Signal backup recovery keys to hijack accounts

The FBI and CISA have updated an earlier warning about Russian intelligence targeting Signal accounts, noting the operators have added a step: tricking targets into handing over their Signal backup recovery key. With that key, an attacker can restore the account's backup, read its private and group message history, and take over the account, and the key keeps working afterward. The campaign uses social engineering against high-value targets such as government officials, military personnel, and journalists. It reflects a broader shift toward stealing the recovery and session secrets that sit behind multi-factor authentication rather than attacking the login directly.

Check
High-risk users should review who could have prompted them to share a Signal backup or recovery key, and check Signal for unexpected linked devices or signs their account history was restored elsewhere.
Affected
Signal users targeted by Russian intelligence, especially officials, military personnel, journalists, and activists; a stolen backup recovery key exposes full message history and grants lasting account takeover.
Fix
Never share your Signal backup or recovery key, store it offline, regenerate it if you suspect exposure, verify linked devices, and distrust anyone guiding you through backup steps.

Exposed database leaks 24 billion stolen credentials from infostealer logs

Cybernews researchers found an unprotected Elasticsearch database holding 24 billion records and over 8 terabytes of data, most of it infostealer logs: stolen usernames, passwords, and the services they unlock. The collection also pulls from Telegram channels and older breach dumps. Oddly, it included thousands of records tracking CVE vulnerabilities, breach news articles, and social-media posts about cyber incidents, with content as recent as 2026, suggesting the owner is actively curating and refreshing the stash with new leaks. The researchers could not determine how many records are duplicates, how old the data is, or who owns it.

Check
Check whether your email or domains appear in breach-tracking services, watch for credential-stuffing and account-takeover attempts, and look for infostealer infections on endpoints that could feed such collections.
Affected
Anyone whose credentials were captured by infostealer malware or exposed in past breaches; reused passwords are especially dangerous given the dataset's scale and the attacker's apparent effort to keep it current.
Fix
Reset reused passwords from clean devices, adopt a password manager with unique passwords, enable phishing-resistant MFA everywhere, and run endpoint scans to find and remove infostealer infections at the source.

French government messenger Tchap breached, hitting 73,000 public servants

France's government messaging platform Tchap, the in-house, Matrix-based app that civil servants are required to use instead of WhatsApp or Signal, was breached after a threat actor hijacked a single user account, no software exploit needed. The cyber agency ANSSI detected it on June 7. Officials say data tied to about 73,000 accounts, roughly 9 percent of users, was exposed: the attacker scraped everything shared in public chat rooms, which are not encrypted, while private end-to-end conversations stayed protected. The haul includes over 13.5GB of documents and media plus hardcoded LDAP credentials leaked in a PowerShell script. Entry was via the education ministry's server.

Check
Review what your organization shares in unencrypted public or group chat channels, and scan scripts and config files for hardcoded credentials like the LDAP secret exposed in this breach.
Affected
Around 73,000 French public-sector Tchap accounts; data posted in unencrypted public chat rooms was exposed, while end-to-end-encrypted private conversations were not. The entry point was one hijacked account.
Fix
Enforce phishing-resistant MFA so single accounts cannot be hijacked, remove hardcoded credentials from scripts, treat public chat rooms as non-confidential, and monitor for bulk data access across collaboration platforms.

Instagram AI recovery flaw let attackers hijack 20,000 accounts

Meta has confirmed that attackers took over 20,225 Instagram accounts by abusing a flaw in its AI-assisted account recovery tool, called High Touch Support. A bug meant the system never checked that the email address someone supplied actually belonged to the account, so an attacker could request a password reset for any account and have the link sent to their own inbox, then walk in, unless the target had two-factor authentication on. High-profile accounts, reportedly including the Obama White House and US Space Force personnel, were hijacked and sold on the dark web. Meta has secured the accounts and is fixing the verification check before relaunching the tool.

Check
Confirm two-factor authentication is enabled on your Instagram and other Meta accounts, and review login activity and linked email addresses for unauthorized changes since mid-April.
Affected
Instagram accounts (about 20,225 confirmed), particularly high-value or verified accounts without two-factor authentication, that could be reset through the flawed High Touch Support recovery tool.
Fix
Turn on two-factor authentication, review and remove unrecognized linked emails and active sessions, and reset your password. Meta has secured affected accounts and is patching the recovery flow.