Reducing False Positives with Active Behavioral Analysis for Cloud Security

Rule-based cloud security posture management CSPM solutions are known to produce a lot of false positives based on the limited contextual understanding and dependence on static heuristics testing. This paper introduces a validation-driven methodology that integrates active behavioral testing in...

Taiwan Web Servers Breached by UAT-7237 Using Customized Open-Source Hacking Tools

A Chinese-speaking advanced persistent threat APT actor has been observed targeting web infrastructure entities in Taiwan using customized versions of open-sourced tools with an aim to establish long-term access within high-value victim environments. The activity has been attributed by Cisco Talo...

BigBountyRecon

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...

Exploit for CVE-2007-6750

ReconScan The purpose of this project is to develop scripts that can be useful in the pentesting workflow, be it for VulnHub VMs, CTFs, hands-on certificates, or real-world targets. The project currently consists of two major components: a script invoking and aggregating the results of existing...

Cyber Criminals Exploit Open-Source Tools to Compromise Financial Institutions Across Africa

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a series of cyber attacks targeting financial organizations across Africa since at least July 2023 using a mix of open-source and publicly available tools to maintain access. Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 is tracking the activity under the moniker...

[SECURITY] Fedora 41 Update: open-vm-tools-12.5.2-1.fc41

The open-vm-tools project is an open source implementation of VMware Tools. It is a suite of open source virtualization utilities and drivers to improve the functionality, user experience and administration of VMware virtual machines. This package contains only the core user-space programs and...

A Virtual Cybersecurity Department for Securing Digital Twins in Water Distribution Systems

Digital twins DTs help improve real-time monitoring and decision-making in water distribution systems. However, their connectivity makes them easy targets for cyberattacks such as scanning, denial-of-service DoS, and unauthorized access. Small and medium-sized enterprises SMEs that manage these...

Top Open Source API Security Tools

The modern world relies on Application Programming Interfaces APIs. They allow applications to communicate with each other, servers, and consumers to facilitate data sharing and simplify application development. Without them, the internet would be unrecognizable. However, APIs also present a...

TAG-100: New Threat Actor Uses Open-Source Tools for Widespread Attacks

Unknown threat actors have been observed leveraging open-source tools as part of a suspected cyber espionage campaign targeting global government and private sector organizations. Recorded Future's Insikt Group is tracking the activity under the temporary moniker TAG-100, noting that the adversar...

CVE-2024-38285

Logs storing credentials are insufficiently protected and can be decoded through the use of open source tools...

CVE-2024-38285 Insufficiently Protected Credentials in Motorola Solutions Vigilant Fixed LPR Coms Box (BCAV1F2-C600)

Logs storing credentials are insufficiently protected and can be decoded through the use of open source tools...

Collaborative Scheduling: Enhancing Team Coordination With Open-Source Tools

By Uzair Amir In the rapidly evolving work environment of today, collaborative scheduling stands out as a foundational pillar for effective… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Collaborative Scheduling: Enhancing Team Coordination With Open-Source Tools...

New Hacker Group GambleForce Hacks Targets with Open Source Tools

By Waqas Yet another day, yet another threat actor posing a danger to the cybersecurity of companies globally. This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: New Hacker Group GambleForce Hacks Targets with Open Source Tools...

New Hacker Group 'GambleForce' Tageting APAC Firms Using SQL Injection Attacks

A previously unknown hacker outfit called GambleForce has been attributed to a series of SQL injection attacks against companies primarily in the Asia-Pacific APAC region since at least September 2023. "GambleForce uses a set of basic yet very effective techniques, including SQL injections and th...

Do You Really Trust Your Web Application Supply Chain?

Well, you shouldn't. It may already be hiding vulnerabilities. It's the modular nature of modern web applications that has made them so effective. They can call on dozens of third-party web components, JS frameworks, and open-source tools to deliver all the different functionalities that keep the...

Old certificate, new signature: Open-source tools forge signature timestamps on Windows drivers

Cisco Talos has observed threat actors taking advantage of a Windows policy loophole that allows the signing and loading of cross-signed kernel mode drivers with signature timestamp prior to July 29, 2015. Actors are leveraging multiple open-source tools that alter the signing date of kernel mode...

LockBit ransomware advisory from CISA provides interesting insights

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA, Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI, Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center MS-ISAC, and the cybersecurity authorities of Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, and New Zealand CERT NZ, NCSC-NZ have all...

Blackfly Chinese APT targets Asian conglomerate in materials sector

Threat Level Actor Report Follow Hive Pro for a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here from HiveForce Labs. Summary The Blackfly espionage group, also known as APT41, Winnti Group, or Bronze Atlas, has been targeting multiple subsidiaries of an Asian conglomerate operating in the...

Hydrochasma: New Threat Actor Targets Shipping Companies and Medical Labs in Asia

Shipping companies and medical laboratories in Asia have been the subject of a suspected espionage campaign carried out by a never-before-seen threat actor dubbed Hydrochasma. The activity, which has been ongoing since October 2022, "relies exclusively on publicly available and living-off-the-lan...

Dalbit Threat Actor Launches Attack Campaign Against Multiple Korean Organizations

Threat Level Actor Report For a detailed threat advisory, download the pdf file here Summary Dalbit is a threat actor group that has been active since at least 2022. They have been targeting South Korean companies, with more than 50 confirmed attack attempts so far. The group relies on open-sourc...