Credential Theft

Brand Protection

Credential theft is a significant threat to brand protection. Attackers steal user login credentials through various deceptive tactics, including spoofed websites. These websites mimic legitimate sites to trick users into entering their usernames and passwords, granting attackers access to sensitive information and potentially damaging the brand's reputation and customer trust.

How ThreatNG Helps with Credential Theft

ThreatNG offers a multi-layered approach to combat credential theft, leveraging its comprehensive capabilities in external attack surface management, digital risk protection, and security ratings.

External Discovery and Assessment

ThreatNG's external discovery capabilities allow it to identify and analyze potential threats without requiring any internal access or agents. This is crucial for detecting spoofed websites hosted on external servers that mimic the brand's legitimate online presence.

ThreatNG's external assessment capabilities provide valuable insights into an organization's vulnerability to credential theft attacks. This includes:

  • Web Application Hijack Susceptibility: ThreatNG analyzes web applications for vulnerabilities that could allow attackers to create fake login pages or redirect users to malicious sites. For example, it can detect if a web application is susceptible to cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks, which could be used to inject malicious scripts that steal user credentials.

  • Subdomain Takeover Susceptibility: ThreatNG assesses the susceptibility of subdomains to takeover attacks, which could be used to redirect users to spoofed websites. For example, it can detect if a subdomain has an expired SSL certificate, which could allow an attacker to take over the subdomain and host a fake login page.

  • BEC & Phishing Susceptibility: ThreatNG provides a rating that assesses an organization's susceptibility to phishing attacks, including those that use spoofed websites to steal credentials. This rating considers various factors, such as the organization's email security measures and presence on the dark web.

  • Brand Damage Susceptibility: ThreatNG assesses the susceptibility of a brand to damage, including damage caused by credential theft attacks. This assessment considers various factors, such as the organization's online reputation and its presence on social media.

Reporting and Continuous Monitoring

ThreatNG provides detailed reports highlighting potential vulnerabilities and threats related to credential theft. These reports can be customized to meet the needs of different stakeholders, including executives, security teams, and compliance officers.

ThreatNG also continuously monitors the external attack surface, allowing organizations to detect and respond to new threats in real time. This is crucial for identifying new spoofed websites or phishing campaigns targeting the brand's users.

Investigation Modules and Intelligence Repositories

ThreatNG offers a variety of investigation modules that can be used to analyze potential threats in more detail. These modules include:

  • Domain Intelligence: This module provides detailed information about a domain, including its DNS records, SSL certificates, and email security measures. This information can be used to identify spoofed websites using similar domain names or email addresses to impersonate the brand.

  • Dark Web Presence: This module monitors the dark web for mentions of the organization, including mentions of compromised credentials or phishing campaigns. This information can be used to identify potential credential theft attacks targeting the brand's users.

  • Sensitive Code Exposure: This module scans public code repositories for exposed credentials, such as API keys and access tokens. This information can be used to identify potential vulnerabilities that attackers could exploit to steal user credentials.

ThreatNG also maintains various intelligence repositories containing information about known threats and vulnerabilities. These repositories include:

  • Dark web: This repository contains information about compromised credentials, phishing campaigns, and other threats being discussed on the dark web.

  • Known vulnerabilities: This repository contains information about known vulnerabilities in software and hardware, including vulnerabilities that could be exploited to steal user credentials.

  • ESG violations: This repository contains information about environmental, social, and governance (ESG) violations, which attackers could use to launch social engineering attacks that target user credentials.

Working with Complementary Solutions

ThreatNG can work with various complementary solutions to provide a more comprehensive approach to credential theft prevention. These solutions include:

  • Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) systems: ThreatNG can integrate with SIEM systems to provide real-time visibility into security events and alerts. This allows organizations to identify and respond to potential credential theft attacks quickly.

  • Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions: ThreatNG can integrate with IAM solutions to enhance authentication and authorization capabilities. This helps to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive data, even if user credentials are compromised.

  • Threat intelligence platforms: ThreatNG can integrate with threat intelligence platforms to provide more context about potential threats. This allows organizations to make more informed decisions about responding to potential credential theft attacks.

Examples of ThreatNG Helping

  • ThreatNG identified a spoofed website using a domain name similar to a customer's website to phish for user credentials. The customer could remove the spoofed website and prevent further damage to their brand reputation.

  • ThreatNG's BEC and Phishing Susceptibility assessment proactively identified a customer's heightened vulnerability to phishing attacks. This early warning enabled the customer to implement proactive measures, such as employee education and enhanced email security protocols, ultimately preventing a potential phishing campaign from compromising credentials.

  • ThreatNG identified a vulnerability in a customer's web application that could have been exploited to steal user credentials. The customer patched the vulnerability and prevented any potential attacks.

Examples of ThreatNG Working with Complementary Solutions

  • ThreatNG integrated with a customer's SIEM system to provide real-time visibility into security events. This allowed the customer to quickly identify and respond to a credential-stuffing attack targeting their login page.

  • ThreatNG integrated with a customer's IAM solution to provide enhanced authentication capabilities. This helped to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive data, even though some user credentials had been compromised in a previous phishing attack.

  • ThreatNG integrated with a customer's threat intelligence platform to provide more context about a potential phishing campaign. This allowed the customer to make a more informed decision about responding to the campaign and preventing their users from being compromised.

By leveraging its comprehensive capabilities and integrating complementary solutions, ThreatNG provides a robust defense against credential theft attacks. This helps organizations protect their brand reputation, maintain customer trust, and prevent financial losses.