The advanced persistent threat group also relied on SOCKS proxies like SoftEther VPN, tunneling tools that act as a middleman between victim and attacker.
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Exploits, Global Security News
Sandyaa: Open-source autonomous security bug hunter
Source code auditing has traditionally relied on static analyzers that flag long lists of potential issues, leaving engineers to sort bugs from noise. A new open-source project from offensive-security firm SecureLayer7 takes a different route, using LLMs to read a codebase, trace how data moves through it, and produce working exploit code for the vulnerabilities…
AI, Global Security News
PentAGI: Open-source autonomous AI penetration testing system
Penetration testers have long relied on collections of specialized tools, manual coordination, and documented runbooks to work through a target assessment. PentAGI, an open-source project from VXControl, attempts to automate that entire workflow using a multi-agent AI system that plans, researches, and executes penetration tests with minimal human direction. How the agent system works PentAGI…
AI, Global Security News
ShipSec Studio brings open-source workflow orchestration to security operations
Security teams have long relied on a mix of shell scripts, cron jobs, and loosely connected tools to chain reconnaissance and vulnerability scanning work together. ShipSec Studio, an open-source security workflow automation platform from ShipSec AI, aims to replace that arrangement with a dedicated orchestration layer built specifically for security operations. What the platform does…
Global Security News
Why independent hotels are replacing manual pricing with automated revenue management
GUEST OPINION: For years, many independent hotels have relied on a familiar pricing routine. A manager reviews occupancy, checks a few competitor rates, adjusts prices for the next few weeks, and then returns to the many other tasks involved in running the property. It is practical, familiar, and often based on years of experience.
Global Security News, malware
Dark Reading Confidential: This Threat Hunter Helped Cops Bust Up An African Cybercrime Syndicate
Dark Reading Confidential Episode 15: Interpol relied on Will Thomas and team to help break up a sprawling cybercrime ring, leading to the arrest of 574 suspects, the recovery of more than $3 million, and the decryption of six malware variants. Here’s his story.