Security News

Hackers Exploit Fortinet Flaw, Deploy ScreenConnect, Metasploit in New Campaign
2024-04-17 10:23

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a new campaign that's exploiting a recently disclosed security flaw in Fortinet FortiClient EMS devices to deliver ScreenConnect and Metasploit Powerfun...

Estonian National Charged in U.S. for Acquiring Electronics and Metasploit Pro for Russian Military
2023-04-10 13:01

An Estonian national has been charged in the U.S. for purchasing U.S.-made electronics on behalf of the Russian government and military. Court documents allege that Shevlyakov operated front companies that were used to import sensitive electronics from U.S. manufacturers.

Week in review: The future of Metasploit, detecting lateral movement, new issue of (IN)SECURE Magazine
2022-07-24 08:30

SECURE Magazine issue 72 released: Free download(IN)SECURE Magazine is a free digital security publication discussing some of the hottest information security topics. Removing the blind spots that allow lateral movementThere are critical blind spots in most security solutions today that make it nearly impossible to detect and prevent lateral movement attacks.

The past, present and future of Metasploit
2022-07-20 05:00

Metasploit is the most used penetration testing framework. In this Help Net Security video, Spencer McIntyre, Lead Security Researcher at Rapid7, talks about how Metasploit enables defenders to always stay one step ahead of the game, and offers a glimpse into the future.

Metasploit 6.2.0 improves credential theft, SMB support features, more
2022-06-13 18:15

New features in Metasploit 6.2.0. Capture plugin - While Metasploit has always included modules to steal credentials on a network, a new 'Capture' plugin has been introduced that offers a more streamlined approach.

Metasploit 6.2.0 comes with 138 new modules, 148 enhancements and features
2022-06-13 12:14

It includes 138 new modules, 148 enhancements and features, improvements, and 156 bug fixes. Each week, the Metasploit team publishes a wrap-up with granular release notes for new Metasploit modules.

Metasploit for drones? Best of luck with that, muses veteran tinkerer
2019-12-09 14:00

Been down this path and it ain't that easy, says man who knows Black Hat Europe A veteran drone hacker reckons the recent release of the Dronesploit framework won't go down quite as its inventors hope.…

15 Years Later, Metasploit Still Manages to be a Menace
2019-10-23 12:00

A fresh look at the penetration testing tool Metasploit reveals the 15-year old hacking tool still has some tricks up its sleeves, even against modern defenses.

BlueKeep Exploit Added to Metasploit
2019-09-09 13:57

An initial public exploit targeting the recently addressed BlueKeep vulnerability in Microsoft Windows has been added to Rapid7’s Metasploit framework.  read more

Rapid7 Releases Metasploit 5.0
2019-01-11 17:09

Rapid7 on Friday announced the release of Metasploit 5.0. The latest major version of the popular penetration testing framework introduces several new important features, improved performance, and...