Pushing Open-Source Security Forward: Insights From Black Hat 2022

Open-source security has been a hot topic in recent years, and it's proven to be something of a double-edged sword. On the one hand, there's an understanding of the potential that open-source tools hold for democratizing security, making industry best practices accessible to more organizations an...

[Security Nation] Curt Barnard on Defaultinator (Black Hat Arsenal Preview)

!\Security Nation\ Curt Barnard on Defaultinator \Black Hat Arsenal Preview\https://blog.rapid7.com/content/images/2022/08/securitynationlogo.jpg In this episode of Security Nation, Jen and Tod chat with Curt Barnard, Principal Security Researcher at Rapid7, about a new tool he’ll be presenting a...

Iranian Government-Sponsored Actors Conduct Cyber Operations Against Global Government and Commercial Networks

Summary Actions to Take Today to Protect Against Malicious Activity Search for indicators of compromise. Use antivirus software. Patch all systems. Prioritize patching known exploited vulnerabilities. Train users to recognize and report phishing attempts. Use multi-factor authentication. Note: th...

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...

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...

The vulnerability of the program tools and libraries used for working with OpenSC smart cards involves improper memory release before deleting the last pointer, allowing a malicious actor to cause a service failure.

The vulnerability of the programmatic tools and libraries used to work with OpenSC smart cards is related to improper memory release before deleting the last references. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker, operating remotely, to cause service failures...

Yanluowang Ransomware Tied to Thieflock Threat Actor

A threat actor previously tied to the Thieflock ransomware operation may now be using the emerging Yanluowang ransomware in a series of attacks against U.S. corporations, researchers have found. Researchers from Symantec, a division of Broadcom Software, found ties between Thieflock and Yanluowan...

Red-Teaming-Toolkit

This is a collection of open source and commercial tools that aid in red team operations. The repository includes tools for reconnaissance, weaponization, delivery, command and control, lateral movement, establishing a foothold, escalating privileges, data exfiltration, and miscellaneous...

TeamTNT’s New Tools Target Multiple OSes

The TeamTNT malware pushers have a slew of new toys with which to wreak havoc – multiple shell/batch scripts, open-source tools, a cryptocurrency miner, an IRC and more – that have inflicted more than 5,000 infections globally as antivirus AV tools struggle to catch up with the newest malware...

Red-Teaming-Toolkit

This repository is an offensive tool for Red Teaming/Adversary Simulation. It contains a collection of open source and commercial tools that aid in red team operations. The primary target product/service or framework is not explicitly stated, but the tools are designed to be used in various stage...

Attack Surface Analysis Part 3: Red and Purple Teaming

Part 3: Red and Purple Teaming This is the third and final installment in our 2021 series around attack surface analysis. In part 1 I offered a description and the value and challenge of vulnerability assessment. Part 2 explored the why and how of conducting penetration testing and gave some tips...

Attack Surface Analysis Part 1: Vulnerability Scanning

In this three-part series, we’ll explore key considerations and strategies for choosing an attack surface analysis strategy, and the ways it can be used to increase awareness of both technical and process-related risks. We’ll start with vulnerability assessment below. BREACH!!! A word you may hea...

Knowage HTML Injection Vulnerability

Knowage is a suite of open source tools for modern business analytics. An HTML injection vulnerability exists in Knowage versions prior to 7.4. The vulnerability can be exploited to inject arbitrary HTML into "/restful-services/2.0/analyticalDrivers" via the 'LABEL' and 'NAME' parameters...

Knowage Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability (CNVD-2021-26380)

Knowage is a suite of open source tools for modern business analytics. A reflective cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in Knowage versions prior to 7.4. The vulnerability can be exploited to inject arbitrary external scripts into /restful-services/publish via the 'EXECFROM' parameter, whic...

Knowage Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability (CNVD-2021-26157)

Knowage is a suite of open source tools for modern business analytics. A cross-site scripting vulnerability exists in Knowage versions prior to 7.4, which can be exploited by an attacker to inject arbitrary external scripts in '/knowagecockpitengine/api/1.0/pages/execute' via the 'SBIHOST'...

PYSA Ransomware Pillages Education Sector, Feds Warn

The FBI has issued a warning about an uptick in cyberattacks on the education sector that are delivering the PYSA ransomware. In a “Flash” alert to the cybersecurity community issued on Tuesday, the Feds said that PYSA has been seen in attacks on schools in 12 U.S. states and in the United Kingdo...

Unspecified Vulnerability in SaltStack Salt (CNVD-2021-15046)

SaltStack Salt is a set of open source tools for managing infrastructure from SaltStack Saltstack. The tool provides configuration management, remote execution, and other features. A security vulnerability exists in SaltStack Salt versions prior to Salt 3002.5, which stems from the fact that...

Unspecified Vulnerability in SaltStack Salt (CNVD-2021-15044)

SaltStack Salt is a set of open source tools for managing infrastructure from SaltStack Saltstack. The tool provides configuration management, remote execution, and other features. A security vulnerability exists in SaltStack Salt versions prior to Salt 3002.5 that stems from the ability to log...

BigBountyRecon - This Tool Utilises 58 Different Techniques To Expediate The Process Of Intial Reconnaissance On The Target Organisation

BigBountyRecon tool utilises 58 different techniques using various Google dorks and open source tools to expedite the process of initial reconnaissance on the target organisation. Reconnaissance is the most important step in any penetration testing or a bug hunting process. It provides an attacke...

Malicious Software Infrastructure Easier to Get and Deploy Than Ever

Simple to use and deploy offensive security tools, making it easier than ever for criminals with little technical know-how to get in on cybercrime are seeing a significant rise, researchers say. Recorded Future just released findings from its regular year-end observations of malicious...