Webshells
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Crimson Collective targets AWS cloud instances to steal data and extort firms
Researchers at Rapid7 said the Crimson Collective has been exploiting exposed AWS credentials to create privileged IAM users, export database and storage snapshots for exfiltration, and issue extortion demands; AWS recommended using short‑term, least‑privileged credentials and provided remediation guidance.
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China-linked Murky Panda exploits cloud trust to move laterally, CrowdStrike finds
A CrowdStrike 2025 Threat Hunting Report finds a 136% increase in cloud intrusions, driven by Murky Panda’s use of zero-day exploits and, more notably, their manipulation of trusted cloud relationships to move from SaaS providers into downstream customer environments, with links to a February 2025 breach of Commvault’s Microsoft Azure cloud environment highlighted as a…
