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Exploring Package Tracking Smishing Scams

January 8, 2025 Huntress

LOLBins, or “Living Off the Land Binaries,” are legitimate tools within operating systems like Windows and macOS that can be exploited by cyberattackers for malicious purposes. They pose a significant threat due to their stealthy nature, making detection challenging. Understanding their usage can help in identifying and mitigating potential attacks.…

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From Mandates to Assurance: How Managed SIEM Helps Decode Compliance Across the Globe

January 1, 2025 Huntress

In 2024, cybercriminals remained relentless, prompting analysts to enhance defenses and provide vital insights. Key events included critical vulnerabilities in ScreenConnect, the emergence of new ransomware variants, and targeted attacks on human rights activists. As we move into 2025, the focus will be on staying one step ahead of evolving threats.…

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LOLBin to INC Ransomware | Huntress

May 2, 2024May 3, 2024 Huntress

Background

Huntress analysts have previously observed INC ransomware being deployed, and recently observed this specific ransomware variant being deployed in a customer environment. The ransomware variant was identified, in part, through the threat actor’s efforts to verify that their deployment was effective, as illustrated through the following command line:

[.highlight]”C:windowssystem32NOTEPAD.EXE”[.highlight]…

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Managing Attack Surface | Huntress

March 21, 2024 Huntress

Background

Given a diverse customer base, Huntress sees a wide range of activity even when it comes to persistent threat actors. When such a threat actor makes attempts to compromise a customer with both managed EDR and managed anti-virus (MAV) services, it’s often very interesting to observe their playbook.…

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Exploring Package Tracking Smishing Scams

From Mandates to Assurance: How Managed SIEM Helps Decode Compliance Across the Globe

LOLBin to INC Ransomware | Huntress

Managing Attack Surface | Huntress