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Identity Attacks & MFA Bypass: The New Ransomware Entry Point
Identity-based attacks, particularly email phishing, are now the leading cause of ransomware infections.
EtherRAT Malware via Microsoft Teams IT Support Impersonation
Threat actors leverage fake IT support calls on Microsoft Teams to deploy EtherRAT malware, gaining initial access to corporate networks.
ClickFix Social Engineering: How to Detect Fake Browser Update Attacks
ClickFix has become the dominant malware delivery method. Learn how attackers use fake browser error overlays to trick users into executing malicious PowerShell.
Adaptive Phishing: How Attackers Fingerprint Devices via User-Agents
Threat actors are using real-time device fingerprinting to deliver OS-specific phishing payloads, increasing the success rates of social engineering attacks.
Outdated REDCap Servers Targeted by China-linked UNC6508
A majority of internet-accessible REDCap servers remain unpatched, making them prime targets for initial access and backdoor deployment by China-linked UNC6508.
Onboarding Password Risk: Securing First-Day Account Access
Temporary onboarding passwords, often sent insecurely and reused, pose significant risk. Learn how to secure initial employee access and mitigate threats.
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FBI Disrupts First VPN Service Used by Ransomware Groups
The FBI and international partners dismantled First VPN, a specialized service used by dozens of ransomware groups for reconnaissance and intrusions.
Canadian Man Arrested for Kimwolf Botnet Operations
Jacob Butler faces US extradition for operating the Kimwolf botnet. Analysis of the arrest, botnet infrastructure, and its role in the initial access market.
KongTuke Exploits Microsoft Teams for Rapid Corporate Breaches
Initial access broker KongTuke leverages Microsoft Teams to deploy DarkGate malware, achieving network persistence in under five minutes via social engineering.
Neutralizing Patient Zero: Strategies to Prevent Stealth Breaches
Analyze how AI-driven social engineering creates a Patient Zero scenario and explore technical strategies to contain stealth breaches before total shutdown.
Malicious PDF Files: Analyzing AcroForm JavaScript for Initial Access
Security analysts have identified malicious PDF files utilizing AcroForm dictionaries to execute JavaScript and fetch remote payloads from external servers.
Defending Against Identity-Based Attacks and Stolen Credentials
Identity-based attacks use stolen credentials to bypass security. Learn why these attacks are the primary entry point and how to mitigate the risk.
PDF JavaScript Exploitation: Analysis of PowerShell Delivery
Technical analysis of malicious PDF documents using embedded JavaScript and /OpenAction triggers to execute PowerShell for initial access and C2 establishment.
ClickFix Social Engineering Clusters Target Windows and macOS Systems
Insikt Group identifies five ClickFix clusters using obfuscated commands to exploit native system tools via fake browser error overlays on Windows and macOS.
U.S. Sentences Yanluowang Ransomware Facilitator Aleksei Volkov
Russian national Aleksei Volkov sentenced to 81 months for facilitating Yanluowang ransomware attacks, causing $9M in damages to U.S. organizations.