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Rethinking Automated Penetration Testing: Traditional automated penetration testing tools often overwhelm security teams with disruptions, false positives, and limited actionable outcomes. This webinar introduces a stealthy, faster, and safer approach to automated penetration testing—one that uncovers exploitable exposures, critical attack paths and mitigates risks without compromising your operations.
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arXiv:2502.10495v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: In the rapidly evolving landscape of image generation, Latent Diffusion Models (LDMs) have emerged as powerful tools, enabling the creation of highly realistic images. However, this advancement raises significant concerns regarding copyright infringement and the potential misuse of generated content. Current watermarking techniques employed in LDMs often embed constant signals…
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Hackers have been leveraging the open-source Pyramid pentesting tool to establish stealthy command-and-control (C2) communications. Pyramid, first released on GitHub in 2023, is a Python-based post-exploitation framework designed to evade endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools. Its lightweight HTTP/S server capabilities make it an attractive choice for malicious actors seeking to minimize detection. Pyramid is…
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A recent analysis of over 1 million malware samples unveiled a trend where adversaries increasingly exploit the Application Layer of the Open System Interconnection (OSI) model to conduct stealthy Command-and-Control (C2) operations. By leveraging trusted Application Layer Protocols, attackers are embedding malicious activities within legitimate network traffic, making detection by traditional security measures challenging. The…
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Socket researchers have discovered a malicious typosquatting package in the Go ecosystem that exploits the Go Module Proxy’s The post Malicious Go Package Exploits Caching for Stealthy Persistence appeared first on Cybersecurity News.
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In a significant finding, Forcepoint’s X-Labs research team has uncovered a new malware campaign that uses AsyncRAT, a notorious remote access trojan (RAT), along with Python scripting and TryCloudflare tunnels to deliver malicious payloads with enhanced stealth. This campaign highlights an evolving trend of adversaries exploiting legitimate infrastructure to cloak their attacks, reinforcing predictions from…
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TorNet Backdoor: A Stealthy Cyber Threat Targeting Poland and Beyond Put in peril by financial motives, an actor described as a financial threat actor has been conducting an ongoing malicious campaign against users in Poland and Germany since at least July 2024. The objective of these attacks is gleaned from the language of the phishing…
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Jan 28, 2025Ravie LakshmananRansomware / Threat Intelligence Cybersecurity researchers have found that ransomware attacks targeting ESXi systems are also leveraging the access to repurpose the appliances as a conduit to tunnel traffic to command-and-control (C2) infrastructure and stay under the radar. “ESXi appliances, which are unmonitored, are increasingly exploited as a persistence mechanism and gateway…
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The AhnLab Security Intelligence Center (ASEC) has uncovered details of the Andariel threat group’s use of a sophisticated The post North Korea’s Andariel Group Deploys New RID Hijacking Technique for Stealthy Attacks appeared first on Cybersecurity News.
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Sygnia’s latest report reveals the evolving tactics of ransomware groups targeting VMware ESXi appliances. By exploiting these critical The post Stealthy and Persistent: New Ransomware Tactics Target VMware ESXi appeared first on Cybersecurity News.
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Attacks part of the campaign involved the delivery of phishing emails purporting to be freight invoices from DHL Express, which included a ZIP archive with a JavaScript file that facilitated the execution of a PowerShell script communicating with the attacker-controlled command-and-control server, according to an analysis from Infoblox.
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New year, new menaces for cyber defenders. Cybersecurity researchers have uncovered a novel variant of the notorious Banshee Stealer, which is increasingly targeting Apple users worldwide. This stealthy infostealer malware employs advanced evasion techniques, successfully slipping past detection by leveraging string encryption from Apple’s XProtect antivirus engine. Going exclusively after macOS users, Banshee is capable…
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The Securonix Threat Research team has uncovered a sophisticated phishing campaign named FLUX#CONSOLE, leveraging tax-related lures and the use of Windows MSC (Microsoft Management Console) files to deploy a stealthy… The post Tax-Themed Campaign Exploits Windows MSC Files to Deliver Stealthy Backdoor appeared first on Cybersecurity News.
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The dropper creates two in-memory executables: /memfd:tgt, a harmless cron binary, and /memfd:wpn, a rootkit loader. The loader evaluates the environment, executes additional payloads, and prepares the system for rootkit deployment.
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Security researchers at Elastic Security Labs have uncovered a sophisticated Linux malware dubbed PUMAKIT, which employs advanced stealth techniques and unique privilege escalation methods to maintain persistence on infected systems.
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A new Linux rootkit malware called Pumakit has been discovered that uses stealth and advanced privilege escalation techniques to hide its presence on systems.
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Zloader, a sophisticated Trojan, has recently evolved with features that enhance its stealth and destructive potential, as the latest version, 2.9.4.0, introduces a custom DNS tunnel for covert C2 communications, bypassing traditional network security measures.
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In an attack campaign dubbed “Operation Digital Eye,” a suspected China-nexus threat actor has been observed targeting business-to-business IT service providers in Southern Europe.