Next-Gen Phishing Tactics Users Aren’t Ready For | Huntress
Huntress details modern phishing tactics including ClickFix, browser-in-the-browser, and OAuth consent phishing beyond basic credential harvesting.
Huntress describes a shift in phishing attacks beyond basic credential harvesting toward advanced tactics. Covered techniques include ClickFix social engineering, browser-in-the-browser (BitB) attacks, and OAuth consent phishing. The post recommends training users on these patterns through Huntress SAT simulations.
Credential Theft: How Attackers Steal & Use Stolen Credentials
Huntress explains how attackers steal credentials through phishing, AitM, infostealers, and dumping, then use them for lateral movement, BEC, and ransomware.
Huntress published an educational overview of credential theft, citing that roughly 70% of confirmed data breaches begin with stolen credentials. It details acquisition methods including phishing, adversary-in-the-middle attacks that capture MFA session tokens, infostealers (nearly a quarter of threats Huntress observed in 2025), Mimikatz-based credential dumping, credential stuffing, and password spraying. The piece then covers post-theft actions such as lateral movement, privilege escalation, account takeover, business email compromise, and ransomware, and closes with behavioral detection guidance and layered prevention strategies.
35 Actionable Password Statistics for Businesses in 2026 | Huntress
Huntress compiles 2026 password statistics showing 94% of 19 billion leaked passwords were reused and 37% of identity threats used stolen credentials.
Huntress published a compilation of password security statistics drawing on sources including Cybernews, Verizon's 2026 DBIR, IBM, and Bitwarden. Cybernews found 19 billion exposed passwords from roughly 200 incidents between April 2024 and April 2025, with only 6% unique and 94% reused across accounts. Huntress telemetry reports 37% of identity-based threats in 2026 involved stolen or suspicious credentials, while Verizon cites credential abuse in 39% of breaches. The piece argues weak and reused passwords remain a top entry point and recommends improved password hygiene.
Inside Knight Office, a New M365 AiTM Phishing Kit
Huntress details Knight Office, a new AiTM phishing kit stealing Microsoft 365 session tokens and registering attacker-controlled devices.
Huntress investigated an August 18, 2026 adversary-in-the-middle attack using the Knight Office phishing kit, which captured Microsoft 365 session tokens via a DocuSign-style lure routed through a Monday.com tracking link and a compromised Joomla site. After token capture, the actor enrolled an unauthorized host in Microsoft Entra ID and bound a Windows Hello for Business key credential to the account. The kit's operator console, found at IP 104.37.188.94, is built on Python Flask and hosts at least 25 .vu phishing domains. Telemetry links the kit to at least nine token-replay logins in two weeks and roughly 700 reported lure emails since April.
AI SIEM Search
Huntress launched AI Search for Managed SIEM, translating plain-English questions into ESQL log queries with schedulable custom alerts.
Huntress introduced AI Search in its Managed SIEM, letting users query logs in natural language instead of writing ESQL, KQL, or SPL. The feature generates a real ESQL query behind the scenes, exposes it for users to inspect and learn from, and allows saved searches to be scheduled as recurring alerts at hourly, daily, or weekly cadence. A planned next version will return summarized plain-language answers instead of raw logs.