autottp

This is a Python wrapper for the PowerShell Empire API, a framework for penetration testing and red teaming. The wrapper provides a simple interface to interact with the Empire API, allowing users to automate tasks and sequences of actions. The wrapper is feature complete as of Empire 1.5.0 and...

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...

Turla's 'Crutch' Backdoor Leverages Dropbox in Espionage Attacks

Researchers have discovered a previously undocumented backdoor and document stealer, which they have linked to the Russian-speaking Turla advanced persistent threat APT espionage group. The malware, which researchers call “Crutch,” is able to bypass security measures by abusing legitimate tools –...

Experts Uncover 'Crutch' Russian Malware Used in APT Attacks for 5 Years

Cybersecurity researchers today took the wraps off a previously undocumented backdoor and document stealer that has been deployed against specific targets from 2015 to early 2020. Codenamed "Crutch" by ESET researchers, the malware has been attributed to Turla aka Venomous Bear or Snake, a...

Trickbot disrupted

As announced today, Microsoft took action against the Trickbot botnet, disrupting one of the world’s most persistent malware operations. Microsoft worked with telecommunications providers around the world to disrupt key Trickbot infrastructure. As a result, operators will no longer be able to use...

Fileless Malware Tops Critical Endpoint Threats for 1H 2020

In the first half of 2020, the most common critical-severity cybersecurity threat to endpoints was fileless malware, according to a recent analysis of telemetry data from Cisco. Fileless threats consist of malicious code that runs in memory after initial infection, instead of files being stored o...

Starkiller - A Frontend For PowerShell Empire

Starkiller is a Frontend for Powershell Empire. It is an Electron application written in VueJS. If you'd like to contribute please follow the Contribution guide. Getting Started To run Starkiller, you can download the installers for Mac, Linux, and Windows on the Releases page. For more info on...

It's alive: Threat actors cobble together open-source pieces into monstrous Frankenstein campaign

This blog was authored by Danny Adamitis, David Maynor and Kendall McKay. Executive summary Cisco Talos recently identified a series of documents that we believe are part of a coordinated series of cyber attacks that we are calling the "Frankenstein" campaign. We assess that the attackers carried...

Threat Analysis: Recent Attack Technique Leveraging cmd.exe and PowerShell Demonstrates How Attackers Are Using Trusted Microsoft Applications for Malicious Behavior

An attack leveraging cmd.exe and PowerShell was recently investigated by Cb ThreatSight analysts. Our initial investigation discovered that a batch file was executed on the targeted system. This batch file then invoked PowerShell with a base64 encoded command. Decoding the command revealed a seri...

PowerShell Empire Windows HTTP Reverse Shell

PowerShell Empire is a post exploitation tool. A successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code on the affected target...

NorkNork - Powershell Empire Persistence Finder

This script was designed to identify Powershell Empire persistence payloads on Windows systems. It currently supports checks for these persistence methods: Scheduled Tasks Auto-run WMI subscriptions Security Support provider Ease of Access Center backdoors Machine account password disable INSTALL...

Powershell Empire Detection

Binary data powershellempiredetect.nbin...

Exploit the Credentials Present in Files and Memory: PowerMemory

PowerMemory is a PowerShell post-exploitation tool. It uses Microsoft binaries and therefore is able to execute on a machine, even after the Device Guard Policies have been set. In the same way, it will bypass antivirus detection. PowerMemory can retrieve credentials information and manipulate...