FortiBleed Campaign Exploits FortiGate Devices to Harvest Credentials

A massive cyber operation, known as FortiBleed, has been secretly targeting over 430,000 FortiGate firewalls worldwide since February 2026, allowing hackers to harvest and crack sensitive VPN and authentication credentials on a huge scale. This alarming campaign has enabled large-scale credential harvesting, putting countless online…

https://osintsights.com/fortibleed-campaign-exploits-fortigate-devices-to-harvest-credentials?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

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KongTuke Hackers Exploit Microsoft Teams for Rapid Corporate Breaches

KongTuke hackers have found a lightning-fast way to breach corporations, exploiting Microsoft Teams to go from initial contact to persistent foothold in under five minutes. This alarming new tactic is part of KongTuke's evolving social engineering toolkit, complementing its previous web-based attacks.

https://osintsights.com/kongtuke-hackers-exploit-microsoft-teams-for-rapid-corporate-breaches?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#MicrosoftTeams #Kongtuke #SocialEngineering #InitialAccessBroker #EmergingThreats

Phishing Campaign Exploits Legitimate RMM Tools to Hit 80+ Orgs

A sneaky phishing campaign has infiltrated over 80 organizations, mostly in the US, by exploiting legitimate remote monitoring and management (RMM) tools like SimpleHelp and ScreenConnect. The attackers cleverly used customized versions of these tools, already installed by the victims, to bypass defenses and…

https://osintsights.com/phishing-campaign-exploits-legitimate-rmm-tools-to-hit-80-orgs?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#RemoteMonitoringAndManagement #PhishingCampaign #InitialAccessBroker #Ransomware #Venomoushelper

A recent guilty plea provides a detailed look at the role of initial access brokers in modern cybercrime operations.

Court documents describe how network access was sold via exploited perimeter systems and paired with malware capable of disabling endpoint defenses. Investigators tied the activity to broader criminal impact over time.

Key defensive implications:
• Initial access often precedes major incidents by months
• Brokered access accelerates follow-on attacks
• Patch management and exposure monitoring remain critical

How are teams adjusting controls to disrupt early-stage access brokers?

Source: https://therecord.media/guilty-plea-initial-access-broker-r1z

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Imagine someone selling hacked access like real estate—unwitting gateways to ransomware attacks worth millions. The Volkov case lifts the veil on this shadowy cyber trade. Curious how it all unfolds?

https://thedefendopsdiaries.com/the-critical-role-of-initial-access-brokers-lessons-from-the-volkov-case/

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A user of DarkForums is selling an initial access to a Finnish video gaming company.

Access Type: SMB
OS: Windows
Revenue: 27.5 Million $
Price: 1,1k (XMR)

#Finland #InitialAccess #InitialAccessBroker #DarkForums