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GreatXML is a public BitLocker-bypass PoC claim involving WinRE, Defender Offline Scan state, and unattend.xml. The defensive lesson is bigger than one repository: recovery environments are security boundaries.
RoguePlanet is the latest public Nightmare Eclipse proof-of-concept targeting Microsoft Defender. The code points to a race condition that turns Defender cleanup behavior into SYSTEM execution.
Anthropic's June 2026 N-day research shows how frontier models can turn public patches into working exploits in hours. Here's what defenders should change now.
Mini Shai-Hulud and Miasma show how supply chain malware can move from npm install-time execution into Claude Code hooks, VS Code tasks, and CI/CD persistence.
Sophos X-Ops uncovered a threat actor using Claude Opus 4.5 and Cursor IDE to build an automated, modular EDR evasion framework — 80 modules, 70+ techniques, tested against Sophos, CrowdStrike, and Defender.
Attackers do not always need your password. A single OAuth consent grant can give a malicious or compromised app durable access to mail, files, calendars, and SaaS data.
A fake OpenAI repo hit #1 trending on Hugging Face with 244K downloads in 18 hours. Here's every attack vector targeting AI model repositories — and how to defend against them.
Trend Micro documented QLNX, a Linux RAT that combines credential harvesting, LD_PRELOAD persistence, PAM backdoors, and rootkit behavior. The real risk is not one infected host - it is the supply chain access behind it.
Dutch investigators seized more than 800 servers in a sanctions case tied to Stark Industries. The lesson for defenders is simple: attacker infrastructure is a business ecosystem.
Scammers are abusing legitimate notification systems from Microsoft, Google, PayPal, Docusign, and other trusted platforms. The message can pass SPF, DKIM, and DMARC because the platform really sent it.
Verizon's 2026 DBIR confirms vulnerability exploitation as the #1 breach vector for the first time in 19 years — while remediation rates dropped and patch times increased. Here's what the data actually says.
CVE-2026-20182 (CVSS 10.0) and CVE-2026-0300 (CVSS 9.3) hit simultaneously — one owns your firewall, the other poisons your entire SD-WAN fabric.
TeamPCP's Shai-Hulud is a TypeScript/Bun C2 framework targeting GitHub Actions CI/CD pipelines — it steals GitHub tokens, exfiltrates via a fake git domain, and has now been open-sourced for anyone to deploy.
How attackers turn GitHub Actions' shared build cache into a supply chain weapon — real cases, attack mechanics, detection logic, and mitigations.
Active Directory Certificate Services is installed in most enterprise networks — and almost always misconfigured. Here's how attackers exploit ESC1 through ESC8 with Certipy, and how to detect and stop them.
Adversary-in-the-Middle phishing silently proxies real login pages and steals session tokens — making MFA useless. Here's how it works and how to detect it.
Meet the elite state-sponsored hacking groups that stole billions, blacked out cities, and infiltrated governments. Who they are, what they want, and how they operate in 2026.
The most dangerous defenders understand how attackers think. The best red teamers understand what defenders see. Here's why the divide between offense and defense is killing your security program.
AutoHotkey isn't just for productivity scripts — attackers use it as a stealthy malware loader. Learn how AHK-based campaigns work and how to detect them.
How attackers escalate from a low-privilege AWS IAM credential to full S3 data theft — and the CloudTrail events, GuardDuty findings, and Sigma rules that expose them.
Browser-in-the-Browser (BitB) attacks forge convincing browser popup windows using pure HTML and CSS — making phishing pages nearly impossible to spot by eye. Here's how it works and how to defend against it.
BYOVD (Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver) lets attackers reach the Windows kernel using signed, legitimate drivers — and then silently kill your EDR before ransomware drops.
Canary tokens are digital tripwires that alert you the moment an attacker touches something they shouldn't. Free, no-install, and zero false positives.
How to detect Cobalt Strike beacons in your environment — network fingerprints, process injection patterns, Sigma rules, and practical hunting queries for blue teams.
Qualys TRU disclosed nine confused deputy vulnerabilities in Linux AppArmor — exposing 12.6 million servers to root escalation, KASLR bypass, and container isolation collapse. Technical deep dive and detection guide.
DCSync abuses Active Directory replication to pull every password hash from a domain controller without touching it. Here's how the attack works, what it leaves in your logs, and how to build detections that catch it.
Memory forensics, Windows event artifacts, and IR methodology — from initial alert to post-incident report. Tools, commands, and playbooks included.
MFA is no longer enough to protect Microsoft Entra ID accounts. Attackers steal tokens, register their own devices, and bypass Conditional Access — without ever touching a password. Here's the full attack chain and how to detect it.
IoT devices like IP cameras and NAS boxes sit on your network but outside your EDR coverage. Here's how attackers exploit them to pivot — and how defenders can detect it.
Every major Linux distro ships services you never asked for. From snapd to CUPS to rpcbind — a practical audit guide covering Ubuntu, Debian, RHEL, Rocky, Fedora, and openSUSE.
A complete guide to Linux lateral movement — SSH pivoting, ssh-agent hijacking, credential harvesting, port forwarding, and NFS abuse. Includes auditd rules, Sigma, Wazuh, and Sentinel KQL detections.
A complete guide to Linux privilege escalation — SUID abuse, sudo misconfig, cron hijacking, capabilities, and kernel exploits. Includes auditd rules, Sigma, Wazuh, and Sentinel KQL detections.
Windows .lnk shortcut files can show one target while silently executing another. Discover five spoofing techniques including CVE-2025-9491, how attackers exploit them, and how to detect them.
79% of attacks in 2024 used no malware. Certutil, mshta, rundll32 — execution, persistence, and evasion via Windows built-ins. Detection rules included.
TCC bypass, Keychain theft, Launch Agent persistence, dylib hijacking — how attackers target macOS and how defenders detect them. Attack→Detect with real commands.
Service accounts, API keys, OAuth tokens and machine credentials now outnumber human identities 144 to 1. Most organizations have zero visibility into them. Attackers do.
NTFS Alternate Data Streams let attackers hide executables inside innocent-looking files. Learn how ADS works, how malware uses it, and how to detect it with PowerShell, Sysinternals, and Sysmon.
Microsoft is officially deprecating NTLM — yet CVE-2025-24054 was actively exploited days after patching, and the Coercion → Relay → ADCS → Domain Admin chain still works in most enterprise environments. Here's the full 2026 kill chain and how to detect it.
A practitioner's guide to PtH and PtT attacks: how they work, what tools attackers use, what evidence they leave behind, and how to build detections with Sigma and Wazuh.
CVE-2025-32711 (EchoLeak) exfiltrated M365 data with zero user interaction. The Anthropic MCP server had three exploitable injection CVEs. OpenAI says AI browsers may never be fully fixed. Here's the full attack chain — and how to detect it.
A practical workflow for the first 10 minutes after a suspected breach — commands with explanations for Linux and Windows triage, red flags, and when to escalate.
Shadow Credentials abuse msDS-KeyCredentialLink via DACL misconfiguration to add a rogue certificate, authenticate via PKINIT, and extract NT hashes — no password required.
Still powering major breaches in 2026 — blind injection, time-based attacks, ORM bypasses, WAF evasion. Real payloads and detection queries.
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) lets attackers trick a server into making requests on their behalf — reaching internal systems, cloud credentials, and more.
A practical guide to Windows Event Log analysis for blue teams — key Event IDs, PowerShell automation, cross-version differences, and structured exports for SIEM tools.
How to find real threats with Wireshark in 2026 — encrypted traffic analysis, JA3 fingerprinting, ransomware patterns, C2 beaconing, and DNS tunneling explained step by step.
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) lets attackers inject malicious JavaScript into web pages viewed by other users — stealing sessions, redirecting victims, and taking over accounts.
CVE-2026-0866 — a single two-byte header manipulation causes 50 of 51 AV engines to scan compressed noise instead of the actual payload. Technical breakdown, attack scenarios, and detection.
How attackers hide in RAM using fileless malware and process injection — and how defenders use Volatility 3 to find them. Practical DFIR workflow with real commands.
ATT&CK v19 drops April 28 and splits Defense Evasion into two tactics. Here's what changes, why it matters for detection engineering, and what you need to do before the weekend.
The average time from vulnerability disclosure to active exploitation has collapsed from 756 days in 2018 to mere hours in 2025. Here's what that means for defenders.
For the first time, vulnerability exploitation is the #1 initial access vector — not phishing. Here's what the data says and how defenders must adapt.
A structured guide to Active Directory attack techniques — from BloodHound enumeration through Kerberoasting, LSASS dumping, ADCS abuse, and Shadow Credentials to Entra ID pivot. Every technique with detection coverage.
How attackers break out of containers, escalate privileges in Kubernetes clusters, and move into cloud infrastructure — and how defenders detect and stop them.
BYOVD EDR evasion, ClickFix delivery, C2 over cloud services — how modern Windows attackers operate in 2026, and the detection logic to catch them.
Microsoft's Defender team uncovered a clever attacker technique: PHP webshells that stay completely dormant until activated by a secret HTTP cookie. Here's how it works — and how to catch it.
Salt Typhoon is the worst telecom breach in history. The Chinese APT stayed hidden for years inside AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile. Here's the full attack chain, the tools they used, and the detection opportunities blue teams missed.
A comprehensive analysis of Kerberoasting — how it works at the protocol level, detection opportunities, and hardening strategies for Active Directory environments.
LSASS credential dumping is one of the most reliable post-exploitation techniques. Survey of methods from MiniDump to direct syscalls and custom loaders, with detection logic and Sysmon rules for each approach.