description: The following analytic detects the execution of PowerShell scripts containing Base64 encoded content, specifically identifying the use of `FromBase64String`. It leverages PowerShell ...

Microsoft Threat Intelligence identified an active multi-stage intrusion campaign targeting hospitality organizations in ...

A malicious Microsoft Edge extension dubbed ‘Edgecution' has been used in a ransomware attack to escape the browser sandbox and deploy a Python-based backdoor. Access to the local system is obtained ...

A poisoned npm package infected 140+ projects with a hidden payload. This report highlights how to detect, hunt, and defend ...

In a report this week, ESET tracks 35 separate Gamaredon spear-phishing campaigns against Ukraine carried out last year. In ...

Azure Linux 4.0 is Microsoft's own Fedora-derived Linux distro for Azure cloud workloads. Here is how it compares to Ubuntu, ...

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At the start of this year, I wrote a blog on how 2025 was the ‘year of the infostealer’, and it doesn’t look like that is going to change anytime soon. We’re now into June and the ‘fix’ attacks have ...

description: The following analytic identifies modifications to registry keys commonly used for persistence mechanisms. It leverages data from endpoint detection sources like Sysmon or Carbon Black, ...

Bad scripts send fake messages to your app. Your app accepts them. This leads to XSS attacks. Attackers hijack your state. Build a Message Guard Protocol. - Create a custom React hook. - Verify the ...

Nextcloud CEO: Open source moves from 'a nerdy audience' to the geopolitical stage Frank Karlitschek, head of the German software vendor, talked about the company’s decision to help develop the ...

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