Internet‑exposed and vulnerable SolarWinds Web Help Desk (WHD) instances are under attack by threat actors looking to gain an initial foothold into target organizations’ networks, Microsoft and Huntress researchers have warned. Once inside, the attackers are deploying legitimate remote access and digital forensics and incident response tools, using living-off-the-land techniques, setting up a reverse SSH…
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MAESTRO Toolkit Exploiting VMware VM Escape Vulnerabilities
Cybersecurity researchers from Huntress detail a major VM Escape attack where hackers took over host servers. Using a secret toolkit called MAESTRO, the attackers stayed hidden for over a year. Read the exclusive details on how this breach was stopped and how to protect your network.
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Attackers bypass patch in deprecated Windows Server update tool
Attackers are actively exploiting a critical vulnerability in Windows Server Update Services, bypassing a patch Microsoft issued earlier this month that failed to mitigate the issue affecting software versions dating back to 2012. Microsoft released an emergency, out-of-band security update for CVE-2025-59287 on Thursday. Multiple research firms detected in-the-wild exploitation by Friday, yet Microsoft has…
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Video: The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Of AI With ABM Technology Group
In Part 2 of this interview, Zac Paulson, Director of Product and Strategy at ABM Technology Group, explains to Channel Insider: Partner POV host Katie Bavoso the unfortunate trend of clients accepting a cybersecurity strategy and related solutions only after they’ve had a breach or close call. He says it’s driven his business to not…