Fortra's Cobalt Strike has been a widely used weapon for a variety of cybercriminals and nation-state threat actors, who frequently use cracked copies of the red teaming tool to establish command ...

Paraguay has launched investigations into an alleged cyberattack by Brazil targeting its government systems to obtain ...

Efforts to tackle unauthorized, legacy copies of pen testing tool Cobalt Strike have gathered pace over the past two years, leading to an 80% reduction of the software observed in the wild, according ...

The BlackSuit ransomware is known to target schools, healthcare systems, law enforcement facilities and other critical ...

Once access was obtained, the attackers executed PowerShell scripts to deploy Cobalt Strike reverse HTTP shellcode, ensuring persistent remote access. Post-exploitation activities involved privilege ...

Not all EDR killers are malware. Talos incident responders came across one legitimate software tool called HRSword in a ...

Earth Alux used VARGEIT and MASQLOADER in APAC and LATAM cyberattacks, bypassing defenses via stealth techniques.

Security researchers have linked a new backdoor dubbed Betruger, deployed in several recent ransomware attacks, to an ...

The FBI is warning that fake online document converters are being used to steal people's information and, in worst-case ...

ESET Research is publishing its investigation of Operation FishMedley, a global espionage operation by the China-aligned APT ...

As part of the crackdown, Nigerian police arrested 130 people, including 113 foreign nationals, for their alleged involvement ...

After months in the doldrums cobalt has enjoyed a resurgence thanks to a ban on exports from the world’s largest producer, ...