Hackers Using Device Registration Trick to Attack Enterprises with Lateral Phishing

Microsoft has disclosed details of a large-scale, multi-phase phishing campaign that uses stolen credentials to register devices on a victim's network to further propagate spam emails and widen the infection pool. The tech giant said the attacks manifested through accounts that were not secured...

Evolved phishing: Device registration trick adds to phishers’ toolbox for victims without MFA

We have recently uncovered a large-scale, multi-phase campaign that adds a novel technique to traditional phishing tactics by joining an attacker-operated device to an organization’s network to further propagate the campaign. We observed that the second stage of the campaign was successful agains...

Evolved phishing: Device registration trick adds to phishers’ toolbox for victims without MFA

We have recently uncovered a large-scale, multi-phase campaign that adds a novel technique to traditional phishing tactics by joining an attacker-operated device to an organization’s network to further propagate the campaign. We observed that the second stage of the campaign was successful agains...

Update on WhisperGate, Destructive Malware Targeting Ukraine – Threat Intelligence & Protections Update

Update on WhisperGate, Destructive Malware Targeting Ukraine – Threat Intelligence & Protections Update By Taylor Mullins, Mo Cashman and Raj Samani · January 20, 2022 Recent news reports of a “ransomware” campaign targeting Ukraine has resulted in significant press coverage regarding not only...

Domain Persistence – Machine Account

Machine accounts play a role in red team operations as in a number of techniques are utilized for privilege escalation, lateral movement and domain escalation.… Continue reading - Domain Persistence - Machine Account...

Domain Persistence – Machine Account

Machine accounts play a role in red team operations as in a number of techniques are utilized for privilege escalation, lateral movement and domain escalation.… Continue reading - Domain Persistence - Machine Account...

Here’s REALLY How to Do Zero-Trust Security

Zero-trust is without a doubt the new buzzword of cybersecurity, and a trend that has dominated discussions around the security priorities of both public and private-sector organizations over the past several years. It’s an approach that treats each and every user, device, application and workloa...

‘Elephant Beetle’ Lurks for Months in Networks

Researchers have identified a threat group that’s been quietly siphoning off millions of dollars from financial- and commerce-sector companies, spending months patiently studying their targets’ financial systems and slipping in fraudulent transactions amongst regular activity. The Sygnia Incident...

A closer look at Qakbot’s latest building blocks (and how to knock them down)

Multiple Qakbot campaigns that are active at any given time prove that the decade-old malware continues to be many attackers’ tool of choice, a customizable chameleon that adapts to suit the needs of the multiple threat actor groups that utilize it. Since emerging in 2007 as a banking Trojan,...

A closer look at Qakbot’s latest building blocks (and how to knock them down)

Multiple Qakbot campaigns that are active at any given time prove that the decade-old malware continues to be many attackers’ tool of choice, a customizable chameleon that adapts to suit the needs of the multiple threat actor groups that utilize it. Since emerging in 2007 as a banking Trojan,...

FBI Issues Flash Alert on Actively Exploited FatPipe VPN Zero-Day Bug

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI has disclosed that an unidentified threat actor has been exploiting a previously unknown weakness in the FatPipe MPVPN networking devices at least since May 2021 to obtain an initial foothold and maintain persistent access into vulnerable networks,...

Threat actor DEV-0322 exploiting ZOHO ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus

Microsoft has detected exploits being used to compromise systems running the ZOHO ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus software versions vulnerable to CVE-2021-40539 in a targeted campaign. Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center MSTIC attributes this campaign with high confidence to DEV-0322, a group...

Threat actor DEV-0322 exploiting ZOHO ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus

Microsoft has detected exploits being used to compromise systems running the ZOHO ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus software versions vulnerable to CVE-2021-40539 in a targeted campaign. Microsoft Threat Intelligence Center MSTIC attributes this campaign with high confidence to DEV-0322, a group...

DCOM abuse and lateral movement with Cobalt Strike

Introduction When researching lateral movement techniques I came across a post from Raphael Mudge of Cobalt Strike fame. He details scripting an Aggressor Script for Matt Nelson’s MMC20.Application Lateral Movement technique. Reading that post spurred me to make my own DCOM based lateral movement...

NSA-CISA Series on Securing 5G Cloud Infrastructures

The National Security Agency NSA and CISA have published the first of a four-part series, Security Guidance for 5G Cloud Infrastructures. Security Guidance for 5G Cloud Infrastructures – Part I: Prevent and Detect Lateral Movement provides recommendations for mitigating lateral movement attempts ...

VECTR - A Tool That Facilitates Tracking Of Your Red And Blue Team Testing Activities To Measure Detection And Prevention Capabilities Across Different Attack Scenarios

VECTR documentation can be found here: https://docs.vectr.io VECTR Community Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/2FRd8zf728 VECTR is a tool that facilitates tracking of your red and blue team testing activities to measure detection and prevention capabilities across different attack scenarios...

Lateral Movement – WebClient

Coercing elevated accounts such as machine accounts to authenticate to a host under the control of an attacker can provide an opportunity for privilege escalation… Continue reading - Lateral Movement - WebClient...

Lateral Movement – WebClient

Coercing elevated accounts such as machine accounts to authenticate to a host under the control of an attacker can provide an opportunity for privilege escalation… Continue reading - Lateral Movement - WebClient...

Active-Directory-Exploitation-Cheat-Sheet

This is a cheat sheet for Windows Active Directory exploitation, containing common enumeration and attack methods. The repository is a collection of PowerShell scripts and modules that can be used to perform various attacks on Active Directory, including domain enumeration, lateral movement, and...

Akamai MFA in Action: Single Sign-On is Phish-Proof and Simple to Use

Breaking news: we just completed an 850-user pilot with Akamai MFA. In this blog, the first in a series, I’ll explain why we switched to Akamai MFA, how we ran our pilot, and employee feedback so far. Check back for my next blog, when we’re midway through our global deployment. A burglar checks f...