AsyncRAT C2 Framework: Overview, Technical Analysis & Detection

In this blog we describe the AsyncRAT C2 command & control Framework, which allows attackers to remotely monitor and control other computers over a secure encrypted link. We provide an overview of this threat, a technical analysis, and a method of detecting the malware using Qualys Multi-Vector...

CVE-2021-23732 Arbitrary Code Execution

This affects all versions of package docker-cli-js. If the command parameter of the Docker.command method can at least be partially controlled by a user, they will be in a position to execute any arbitrary OS commands on the host system...

Zuthaka - An Open Source Application Designed To Assist Red-Teaming Efforts, By Simplifying The Task Of Managing Different APTs And Other Post-Exploitation Tools

A collaborative free open-source Command & Control integration framework that allows developers to concentrate on the core function and goal of their C2. Explore the docs » About the project Problem Statement The current C2s ecosystem has rapidly grown in order to adapt to modern red team...

US Seizes Domains Used by SolarWinds Hackers in Cyber Espionage Attacks

Days after Microsoft, Secureworks, and Volexity shed light on a new spear-phishing activity unleashed by the Russian hackers who breached SolarWinds IT management software, the U.S. Department of Justice DoJ Tuesday said it intervened to take control of two command-and-control C2 and malware...

GSD-2021-1000051 malware in "RotaJakiro" version all

A new Linux malware labeled "RotaJakiro" has been found for 64bit Linux. When run as a root user the program creates entries in systems to run binaries labeled: /bin/systemd/systemd-daemon /usr/lib/systemd/systemd-daemon When run as a non root user it creates an autostart...

Kubesploit - A Cross-Platform Post-Exploitation HTTP/2 Command And Control Server And Agent Written In Golang

Kubesploit is a cross-platform post-exploitation HTTP/2 Command & Control server and agent dedicated for containerized environments written in Golang and built on top of Merlin project by Russel Van Tuyl @Ne0nd0g. Our Motivation While researching Docker and Kubernetes, we noticed that most of the...

CVE-2020-27220

The Eclipse Hono AMQP and MQTT protocol adapters do not check whether an authenticated gateway device is authorized to receive command & control messages when it has subscribed only to commands for a specific device. The missing check involves verifying that the command target device is configure...

CVE-2020-27220

The Eclipse Hono AMQP and MQTT protocol adapters do not check whether an authenticated gateway device is authorized to receive command & control messages when it has subscribed only to commands for a specific device. The missing check involves verifying that the command target device is configure...

CVE-2020-27220

CVE-2020-27220 affects the Eclipse Hono AMQP and MQTT protocol adapters. The root cause is a missing authorization check: an authenticated gateway device may receive command & control messages intended for a different device within the same tenant if it has subscribed only to commands for that de...

CVE-2020-27220

The Eclipse Hono AMQP and MQTT protocol adapters do not check whether an authenticated gateway device is authorized to receive command & control messages when it has subscribed only to commands for a specific device. The missing check involves verifying that the command target device is configure...

Microsoft Security—detecting empires in the cloud

Microsoft consistently tracks the most advanced threat actors and evolving attack techniques. We use these findings to harden our products and platform and share them with the security community to help defenders everywhere better protect the planet. Recently, the Microsoft Threat Intelligence...

SNIcat - Server Name Indication Concatenator

SNIcat is a proof of concept tool that performs data exfiltration, utilizing a covert channel method via. Server Name Indication , a TLS Client Hello Extension. The tool consists of an agent which resides on the compromised internal host, and a Command &Control Server which controls the agent and...

Killchain - A Unified Console To Perform The "Kill Chain" Stages Of Attacks

What is “Kill Chain”? From Wikipedia: The term kill chain was originally used as a military concept related to the structure of an attack; consisting of target identification, force dispatch to target, decision, order to attack the target, and finally the destruction of the target. Reconnaissance...

npm-script-demo is malware

The npm-script-demo package is a piece of malware that opens a connection to a command and control server and executed the instructions it is given. It has been removed from the npm registry. Recommendation Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully...

HP Intelligent Management Platform Admin Command Control

HP Intelligent Management Center UAM is prone to an overflow condition. The uam.exe file fails to properly sanitize user-supplied input resulting in a stack-based buffer overflow. With a specially crafted datagram, a remote attacker can potentially execute arbitrary code. Recent assessments:...

A Comprehensive Guide On How to Protect Your Websites From Hackers

Humankind had come a long way from the time when the Internet became mainstream. What started as a research project ARPANET Advanced Research Projects Agency Network funded by DARPA has grown exponentially and has single-handedly revolutionized human behavior. When WWW world wide web came into...

Koadic Command And Control Rootkit Tool

Koadic, or COM Command & Control, is a Windows post-exploitation rootkit. A remote attacker can infect users by enticing them to visit a malicious web page. Successful infection will allow the attacker to perform Remote Code Execution on the victim's computer...

Authentication flaw

An exploitable authentication bypass vulnerability exists in the Bluetooth Low Energy BLE authentication module of YI M1 Mirrorless Camera V3.2-cn. An attacker can send a set of BLE commands to trigger this vulnerability, resulting in sensitive data leakage e.g., personal photos. An attacker can...

UPDATE: Merlin v0.8.0

PenTestIT RSS Feed A week ago an update - Merlin v0.8.0 was released. There was a brief mention about Merlin in my post titled - List of Open Source C2 Post-Exploitation Frameworks. This new version includes several new features to increase Operations Security OPSEC and usability. One of the more...

Commando VM v2.0 - The First Full Windows-based Penetration Testing Virtual Machine Distribution

Welcome to CommandoVM - a fully customizable, Windows-based security distribution for penetration testing and red teaming. For detailed install instructions or more information please see our blog Installation Install Script Requirements Windows 7 Service Pack 1 or Windows 10 60 GB Hard Drive 2 G...