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Attackers are no longer breaking in. They are logging in. Compromised credentials and session tokens have made identity the primary attack vector in modern intrusions, and conventional security tooling was not built to detect it.
Attackers posed as venture capital firms on LinkedIn, guided victims through a spoofed meeting flow, and used clipboard injection to execute malicious code without a single exploit. The user completed the attack chain.
Attackers are using Google Cloud Storage, LinkedIn, and other trusted platforms as phishing redirectors, bypassing SPF, DKIM, and URL filters because the initial link points to a legitimate domain.
Security researchers are demonstrating that AI assistants with web-browsing capabilities can be manipulated into acting as covert C2 relays for malware, routing commands through legitimate platforms and making malicious traffic indistinguishable from normal activity.
Lateral movement through Active Directory remains one of the most consistent patterns in enterprise intrusions. This guide covers key detection signals, logging requirements, and query strategies that help analysts catch attacker progression before privilege escalation occurs.
Misconfigured storage buckets, overly permissive IAM roles, and exposed management APIs are creating an attack surface most security teams are not actively monitoring. Here is what to look for and where controls commonly break down in AWS and Azure environments.