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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 09 > infostealer-logs-expose-replayable-ai.html

Infostealer Logs Expose Replayable AI Tokens That Can Bypass MFA

4+ day, 17+ hour ago   (883+ words) Cybercriminals are hijacking artificial intelligence (AI) user accounts via information stealer logs to create "stolen keys" that grant illicit access to tools from model providers like Google, Anthropic, and others. Information stealers like Lumma Stealer or Vidar are equipped to…...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 09 > autonomous-ai-agents-compromise.html

Autonomous AI Agents Compromise Thousands of Credentials in Under Six Hours

5+ day, 18+ hour ago   (530+ words) Threat actors are continuing to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to streamline their operations, with one financially motivated hacking group employing an autonomous, multi-agent attack framework to carry out a large-scale credential harvesting campaign within six hours. Google Threat Intelligence Group…...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 09 > attackers-steal-metr-api-key-and.html

Attackers Steal METR API Key and Consume AI Credits Worth About $600,000

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (594+ words) METR (short for Model Evaluation and Threat Research and pronounced "Meter"), a research non-profit that evaluates frontier artificial intelligence (AI) models for their ability to carry out long-horizon, agentic tasks, disclosed that it suffered "two notable security incidents" where external…...

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thehackernews.com > 2026 > 08 > twinloot-abuses-sharepoint-and-teams-to.html

TWINLOOT Abuses SharePoint and Teams to Steal Credentials and Move Across Networks

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (1057+ words) Ontinue's Cyber Defense Center said it discovered the implant during its investigation into an ongoing campaign in July 2026. A defining aspect of the malware is its use of multiple command-and-control (C2) channels, all of which make use of Microsoft services - The…...