Tag: control
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Cybercriminals Exploit Pyramid Pentesting Tool for Covert C2 Communications
Cybersecurity analysts have identified that hackers are leveraging the open-source Pyramid pentesting tool to establish stealthy command-and-control (C2) communications. Originally designed as a post-exploitation framework for penetration testers, Pyramid has become an attractive option for malicious actors due to its ability to evade detection by endpoint security tools. The tool, first released on GitHub in…
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Cybereason CEO Sues to Halt Deadlock Over Critical Funding
Chapter 11 Looms as Eric Gan Seeks Custodian and Liberty, SoftBank Block Financing. Cybereason faces a crisis as a boardroom deadlock halts financing efforts. CEO Eric Gan and his family firm seek a custodian to halt the impasse, alleging SoftBank and Liberty Strategic Capital are prioritizing control over the company’s financial stability. Without urgent funding,…
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SaaS Security: Connecting Posture Management Identity Risk
SaaS security posture management and identity risk are deeply connected. Learn how to unify visibility, automation, and control to protect your SaaS ecosystem. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/02/saas-security-connecting-posture-management-identity-risk/
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New Malware Abuses Microsoft Graph API to Communicate via Outlook
A newly discovered malware, named FINALDRAFT, has been identified leveraging Microsoft Outlook as a command-and-control (C2) communication channel through the Microsoft Graph API. This sophisticated malware was uncovered by Elastic Security Labs during an investigation targeting a foreign ministry. The discovery highlights the growing trend of cybercriminals exploiting legitimate cloud services for covert operations, blending…
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Getting the Most Value out of the OSCP: Pre-Course Prep
Tags: access, antivirus, attack, compliance, control, credentials, cyber, cybersecurity, detection, exploit, finance, framework, guide, hacker, hacking, infosec, infrastructure, jobs, kali, linux, mandiant, metric, microsoft, mitre, network, organized, password, penetration-testing, PurpleTeam, RedTeam, risk, service, skills, software, tactics, technology, tool, training, vulnerability, windowsThe first post in a five-part practical guide series on maximizing the professional, educational, and financial value of the OffSec certification pursuit for a successful career in offensive cybersecurity consulting Disclaimer: All opinions expressed in this article are solely my own. I have reviewed the content to ensure compliance with OffSec’s copyright policies and agreements.…
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Microsoft plugs two zero-days for February Patch Tuesday
The company corrects active exploits in vulnerable Windows systems, one of which could give the attacker complete control if successful. First seen on techtarget.com Jump to article: www.techtarget.com/searchwindowsserver/news/366619234/Microsoft-plugs-two-zero-days-for-February-Patch-Tuesday
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Windows Driver Zero-Day Vulnerability Let Hackers Remotely Gain System Access
Microsoft has confirmed the discovery of a significant zero-day vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-21418, in the Windows Ancillary Function Driver for WinSock. This flaw, categorized as anElevation of Privilege (EoP)vulnerability, has been exploited in the wild, allowing attackers to remotely gain control of affected systems under certain conditions. Security analysts warn that this flaw is particularly dangerous…
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Ratatouille Malware Bypass UAC Control Exploits I2P Network to Launch Cyber Attacks
A newly discovered malware, dubbed >>Ratatouille
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Enhancements for BloodHound v7.0 Provide Fresh User Experience and Attack Path Risk Optimizations
Tags: access, attack, ciso, computer, control, cybersecurity, data, group, identity, incident response, metric, radius, risk, risk-assessment, threat, tool, update, vulnerability, vulnerability-managementGeneral Availability of Improved Analysis Algorithm and Security Posture Management Improvements The BloodHound team previewed several concepts in the last couple of releases that made it easier for customers to visualize attack paths and show improvements in identity risk reduction over time. This week’s release of BloodHound v7.0 includes significant enhancements focused on improving user experience…
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Ivanti Patches Critical Flaws in Connect Secure and Policy Secure Update Now
Ivanti has released security updates to address multiple security flaws impacting Connect Secure (ICS), Policy Secure (IPS), and Cloud Services Application (CSA) that could be exploited to achieve arbitrary code execution.The list of vulnerabilities is below -CVE-2024-38657 (CVSS score: 9.1) – External control of a file name in Ivanti Connect Secure before version 22.7R2.4 and…
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How Trump’s Funding Freeze Threatens US Port Cybersecurity
Experts Testify Budget Cuts Could Hurt Security Investments, Disrupt Supply Chains. President Donald Trump’s federal funding freeze threatens to significantly weaken U.S. maritime cybersecurity efforts as China expands its control over global ports, experts warned in congressional testimony. Attacks on ports could disrupt supply chains and destabilize global trade. First seen on govinfosecurity.com Jump to…
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The Rise of Typhoon Cyber Groups
Tags: access, attack, breach, communications, control, cyber, cyberattack, cybersecurity, data, defense, dns, endpoint, espionage, exploit, finance, government, group, infrastructure, intelligence, iot, military, monitoring, network, phone, resilience, supply-chain, tactics, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-day -
Networks hosting botnet CCs: Same players, same problems
With every Botnet Threat Update we publish, the same networks consistently appear in the Top 20 for hosting botnet command and control (C&C) servers. But why does this keep happening? In this Botnet Spotlight, we look into the root causes behind this persistent issue and what networks must do to break the cycle. First seen…
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Google Confirms Android SafetyCore Enables AI-Powered On-Device Content Classification
Google has stepped in to clarify that a newly introduced Android System SafetyCore app does not perform any client-side scanning of content.”Android provides many on-device protections that safeguard users against threats like malware, messaging spam and abuse protections, and phone scam protections, while preserving user privacy and keeping users in control of their data,” a…
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Over 12,000 KerioControl firewalls remain prone to RCE attacks amid active exploits
The flaw enables one-click RCE: The Kerio Control vulnerability, in conjunction with an older vulnerability, can allow escalating the issue into a one-click RCE attack, granting root access to the firewall system. The flaw has persisted for nearly seven years, affecting versions 9.2.5 (released in 2018) to 9.4.5.According to Romano’s POC, the exploit would include…
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Over 12,000 KerioControl firewalls remain prone to RCE attack amid active exploits
The flaw enables one-click RCE: The Kerio Control vulnerability, in conjunction with an older vulnerability, can allow escalating the issue into a one-click RCE attack, granting root access to the firewall system. The flaw has persisted for nearly seven years, affecting versions 9.2.5 (released in 2018) to 9.4.5.According to Romano’s POC, the exploit would include…
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EARLYCROW: Detecting APT Malware Command and Control Activities Over HTTPS
Tags: apt, communications, control, cyber, cyberattack, detection, malware, network, tactics, threatAdvanced Persistent Threats (APTs) represent a sophisticated and stealthy category of cyberattacks targeting critical organizations globally. Unlike common malware, APTs employ evasive tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) to remain undetected for extended periods. Their command-and-control (C&C) communications often mimic legitimate web traffic, making detection particularly challenging for traditional Network Intrusion Detection Systems (NIDS). To address…
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Threat Actors Exploit ClickFix to Deploy NetSupport RAT in Latest Cyber Attacks
Threat actors have observed the increasingly common ClickFix technique to deliver a remote access trojan named NetSupport RAT since early January 2025.NetSupport RAT, typically propagated via bogus websites and fake browser updates, grants attackers full control over the victim’s host, allowing them to monitor the device’s screen in real-time, control the keyboard and mouse, upload…
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Top 5 ways attackers use generative AI to exploit your systems
Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, awareness, banking, captcha, chatgpt, china, control, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, defense, detection, exploit, extortion, finance, flaw, fraud, group, hacker, intelligence, LLM, malicious, malware, network, phishing, ransomware, resilience, service, spam, tactics, theft, threat, tool, vulnerability, zero-dayFacilitating malware development: Artificial intelligence can also be used to generate more sophisticated or at least less labour-intensive malware.For example, cybercriminals are using gen AI to create malicious HTML documents. The XWorm attack, initiated by HTML smuggling, which contains malicious code that downloads and runs the malware, bears the hallmarks of development via AI.”The loader’s…
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Privacy Roundup: Week 6 of Year 2025
Tags: access, ai, api, apple, backdoor, breach, browser, cctv, chrome, control, credit-card, cybersecurity, data, data-breach, encryption, exploit, firmware, framework, germany, government, group, leak, malware, monitoring, phishing, privacy, regulation, risk, router, scam, service, software, spy, technology, threat, tool, update, vpn, vulnerability, windowsThis is a news item roundup of privacy or privacy-related news items for 2 FEB 2025 – 8 FEB 2025. Information and summaries provided here are as-is for warranty purposes. Note: You may see some traditional “security” content mixed-in here due to the close relationship between online privacy and cybersecurity – many things may overlap;…
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New Report of of 1M+ Malware Samples Show Application Layer Abused for Stealthy C2
A recent analysis of over one million malware samples by Picus Security has revealed a growing trend in the exploitation of application layer protocols for stealthy command-and-control (C2) operations. These findings, detailed in the Red Report 2025, underscore the increasing sophistication of cyber adversaries who leverage widely used protocols to evade detection and maintain persistence…
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NetSupport RAT Grant Attackers Full Access to Victims Systems
The eSentire Threat Response Unit (TRU) has reported a significant rise in incidents involving the NetSupport Remote Access Trojan (RAT) since January 2025. This malicious software, originally designed as a legitimate IT support tool, has been weaponized by cybercriminals to gain full control over victim systems. Attackers leveraging NetSupport RAT can monitor screens, control input…
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Hackers breach Microsoft IIS services using Cityworks RCE bug
Hackers are exploiting a high-severity remote code execution (RCE) flaw in Cityworks deployments, a GIS-centric asset and work order management software, to execute codes on a customers’ Microsoft web servers.In a coordinated advisory with the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Cityworks’ developer Trimble said that the vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2025-0994 with CVSS rating…
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NanoCore RAT Attack Windows Using Task Scheduler to Captures keystrokes, screenshots
NanoCore, a notorious Remote Access Trojan (RAT), continues to pose a significant threat to Windows systems. This malware, known for its espionage capabilities and modular design, is being leveraged by cybercriminals to exfiltrate sensitive data, control infected systems, and maintain persistence using advanced techniques. A recent analysis of a NanoCore sample (MD5 hash: 18B476D37244CB0B435D7B06912E9193) sheds…
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Marvel Game Vulnerability Exposes PCs PS5s to Remote Takeover Attacks
A severe security vulnerability has been uncovered in the popular video gameMarvel Rivals, raising major concerns for both PC and PlayStation 5 players. The exploit, discovered by a security researcher, enables attackers to remotely take control of devices on the same network, exposing players to significant cyber threats. Exploit Details The researcher discovered a fault…
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Penetration Testers Arrested During Approved Physical Penetration Testing
Tags: access, breach, control, corporate, cyber, cybersecurity, defense, office, penetration-testingA routine physical penetration test conducted by cybersecurity professionals took an unexpected turn when armed police officers arrested two security experts during a simulated breach of a corporate office in Malta. Physical penetration testing is a critical component of cybersecurity assessments. It evaluates not only technical defenses but also physical access controls and human response…