CountLoader Broadens Russian Ransomware Operations With Multi-Version Malware Loader

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new malware loader codenamed CountLoader that has been put to use by Russian ransomware gangs to deliver post-exploitation tools like Cobalt Strike and AdaptixC2, and a remote access trojan known as PureHVNC RAT. "CountLoader is being used either as par...

Cobalt-Strike-Aggressor-Scripts

This repository is an offensive tool for Cobalt Strike Aggressor Scripts. It is a collection of PowerShell scripts that aggregate various UAC bypass methods, including the MS16-032, MS16-135, and WScript bypass attacks. The scripts are designed to be used with the Cobalt Strike framework to perfo...

Exploit for CVE-2018-19323

CVE-2018-19323: GIGABYTE GDrv Exploitation Framework ---...

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...

UAT-7237 targets Taiwanese web hosting infrastructure

Cisco Talos discovered UAT-7237, a Chinese-speaking advanced persistent threat APT group active since at least 2022, which has significant overlaps with UAT-5918. UAT-7237 conducted a recent intrusion targeting web infrastructure entities within Taiwan and relies heavily on the use of open-source...

Hackers Found Using CrossC2 to Expand Cobalt Strike Beacon's Reach to Linux and macOS

Japan's CERT coordination center JPCERT/CC on Thursday revealed it observed incidents that involved the use of a command-and-control C2 framework called CrossC2, which is designed to extend the functionality of Cobalt Strike to other platforms like Linux and Apple macOS for cross-platform system...

Cobalt Strike Beacon delivered via GitHub and social media

Introduction In the latter half of 2024, the Russian IT industry, alongside a number of entities in other countries, experienced a notable cyberattack. The attackers employed a range of malicious techniques to trick security systems and remain undetected. To bypass detection, they delivered...

Exploit for Use After Free in Adobe Flash_Player

CobaltStrike-Toolset Aggressor Script, Kit, Malleable C2 Profiles, External C2 and so on - Kits - ResourceKit - ExploitKit - Aggressor Script - chromedumpmimikatz.cna - nopowershell - SMBexecpsh Further Resources nopowershell smbexecpsh.cna CVE-2018-15982...

Researchers Expose Massive Online Fake Currency Operation in India

Cybersecurity researchers at CloudSEK's STRIKE team used facial recognition and GPS data to expose a massive, over $2…...

Ivanti Flaws Exploited to Drop MDifyLoader and Launch In-Memory Cobalt Strike Attacks

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new malware called MDifyLoader that has been observed in conjunction with cyber attacks exploiting security flaws in Ivanti Connect Secure ICS appliances. According to a report published by JPCERT/CC today, the threat actors behind the...

Chinese Hackers Target Taiwan's Semiconductor Sector with Cobalt Strike, Custom Backdoors

The Taiwanese semiconductor industry has become the target of spear-phishing campaigns undertaken by three previously undocumented Chinese state-sponsored threat actors. "Targets of these campaigns ranged from organizations involved in the manufacturing, design, and testing of semiconductors and...

Threat Analysis: SquidLoader - Still Swimming Under the Radar

Threat Analysis: SquidLoader - Still Swimming Under the Radar By Charles Crofford · July 15, 2025 Executive summary A new wave of SquidLoader malware samples are actively targeting financial services institutions in Hong Kong. This sophisticated malware exhibits significant evasion capabilities,...

Innovative Tunnelling and Forensic Tool Abuse: IR Tales from the Field

Rapid7 Incident Response consultants Willow Shipperley and Noah Hemker contributed analysis and insight to this blog. Executive summary Rapid7’s Incident Response IR team was engaged to investigate an incident involving an attempted Cobalt Strike execution. The investigation uncovered twists and...

Shr3dKit

This is a Red Team Tool Kit repository, specifically designed for penetration testing and red teaming activities. The tool kit is influenced by infosecn1nja's kit and includes a wide range of tools for reconnaissance, weaponization, and delivery. The repository contains a total size of 2.5+Gb and...

ZigStrike 2.0

ZigStrike is a robust shellcode loader developed in Zig, offering a variety of injection techniques and anti-sandbox features. It leverages compile-time capabilities for efficient shellcode allocation, demonstrating proven success in bypassing advanced security solutions. ZigStrike includes a...

Truth Social Crashes as Trump Live-Posts Iran Bombing

The social network started experiencing global outages within minutes of Donald Trump posting details of a US military strike on Iran...

Striking Back at Cobalt: Using Network Traffic Metadata to Detect Cobalt Strike Masquerading Command and Control Channels

Off-the-shelf software for Command and Control is often used by attackers and legitimate pentesters looking for discretion. Among other functionalities, these tools facilitate the customization of their network traffic so it can mimic popular websites, thereby increasing their secrecy. Cobalt...

CVE-2023-38312

A directory traversal vulnerability in Valve Counter-Strike 8684 allows a client with remote control access to a game server to read arbitrary files from the underlying server via the motdfile console variable...

CVE-2023-35855

A buffer overflow in Counter-Strike through 8684 allows a game server to execute arbitrary code on a remote client's machine by modifying the lservercfgfile console variable...

CVE-2022-39197

An XSS Cross Site Scripting vulnerability was found in HelpSystems Cobalt Strike through 4.7 that allowed a remote attacker to execute HTML on the Cobalt Strike teamserver. To exploit the vulnerability, one must first inspect a Cobalt Strike payload, and then modify the username field in the...