Bleeping Computer

New GZipDe Malware Drops Metasploit Backdoor

Security researchers from AlienVault have discovered a new malware strain named GZipDe that appears to be part of a targeted attack —most likely a cyber-espionage campaign. Researchers discovered this ...
ZDNet

Cobalt Strike and Metasploit accounted for a quarter of all malware C&C servers in 2020

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Threat Post

SMB2 Exploit Fitted into Metasploit; Attacks Likely

Fully functional exploit code for the (still unpatched) Windows SMB v2 vulnerability has been released to the public domain via the freely available Metasploit point-and-click attack tool, raising the ...
Dark Reading

Expired Redis Service Abused to Use Metasploit Meterpreter Maliciously

Attackers are using an 8-year-old version of the Redis open-source database server to maliciously use Metasploit's Meterpreter module to expose exploits within a system, potentially allowing for ...
eWeek

Metasploit Creator Releases Malware Search Engine

AI thrives on data but feeding it the right data is harder than it seems. As enterprises scale their AI initiatives, they face the challenge of managing diverse data pipelines, ensuring proximity to ...
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Programming Languages for Cyber Security: What the Tools Actually Use

Security tooling is not written in a single language. Python powers most automation. C sits at the exploit layer. PowerShell ...
Bleeping Computer

EternalBlue NSA Exploit Becomes Commodity Hacking Tool, Spreads to Other Malware

ETERNALBLUE, an alleged NSA exploit targeting the SMBv1 protocol leaked by the Shadow Brokers in mid-April, has become a commodity hacking tool among malware developers. The tool's notoriety comes ...
AppleInsider

Microsoft Word macro malware automatically adapts attack techniques for macOS, Windows

A form of Word macro-based malware has been uncovered that can affect both macOS and Windows users when executed, with the malicious file modifying its attack method depending on which operating ...