Steve Borosh
A few interesting and concerning phishing methods appeared this year. Just search Google for “DDE attack” or…
All great empires require maintenance. As we move towards the next major release (Empire 3.0), we continue to receive great support from the Empire community. From git issues to pull requests, the…
If you’re new to the domain fronting concept, I suggest you start by reading Simplifying Domain Fronting by @malcomvetter. Once you’ve read that, you should have a good understanding of what domain fronting is and why it matters to both offensive and defensive teams. Also, this post is…
This post was co-written by Steve Borosh (@424f424f) and Jeff Dimmock (@bluscreenofjeff).
Monitoring attack infrastructure can prove to be as important as our attacking. Quickly hiding from investigating blue…
Starting with Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft introduced the “Windows Attachment Manager”. This feature will “block” certain file types from being executed after downloading over the Internet. “If the attachment is in the list of high risk file types and is…
The purpose of this post is to re-iterate that no single solution should be relied upon as a one-stop solution against all attackers. I respect the advances Bromium has made in security however, a defense-in-depth approach should always be taken regarding enterprise security.
Recently, I had a situation where the possibility of manipulating a MacOS terminal window through Empire might lead to lateral movement to a restricted area. Typically, I may “backdoor” an ssh configuration file as described…
While conducting a Red Team assessment, many factors come into play that result in success or failure of the operation. One such factor is keeping your Command and Control (C2) infrastructure hidden from the opposing (Blue) team. If your C2 is found and blocked…
This post is part of the ‘EmPyre Series’ with some background and an ongoing list of series posts [kept here].
This post will cover utilizing EmPyre to enumerate and engage Active Directory services. We’ll cover how to find the domain controller…
On a recent bug hunt targeting *.adobe.com, I found a small flaw in one of their external-facing web servers. While enumerating publicly available web servers belonging to Adobe, I found a web application labeled “Target DB Browser”.
