Security News

Microsoft: New RAT malware used for crypto theft, reconnaissance
2025-03-17 18:59

​Microsoft has discovered a new remote access trojan (RAT) that employs "sophisticated techniques" to avoid detection, ensure persistence, and extract sensitive information data. [...]

reconFTW: Open-source reconnaissance automation
2024-12-30 05:00

reconFTW is an open-source tool that simplifies and automates the reconnaissance process, delivering subdomain enumeration, vulnerability assessment, and gathering intelligence about a target....

Ukrainian Minors Recruited for Cyber Ops and Reconnaissance in Russian Airstrikes
2024-12-16 06:44

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU or SSU) has exposed a novel espionage campaign suspected to be orchestrated by Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB) that involves recruiting Ukrainian...

CISA Warns of Threat Actors Exploiting F5 BIG-IP Cookies for Network Reconnaissance
2024-10-11 08:34

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is warning that it has observed threat actors leveraging unencrypted persistent cookies managed by the F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic...

reNgine: Open-source automated reconnaissance framework for web applications
2024-05-02 04:30

ReNgine is an open-source automated reconnaissance framework for web applications that focuses on a highly configurable and streamlined recon process. ReNgine was developed to overcome the constraints of conventional reconnaissance tools.

Mantis: Open-source framework that automates asset discovery, reconnaissance, scanning
2024-04-04 04:30

Mantis is an open-source command-line framework that automates asset discovery, reconnaissance, and scanning. You input a top-level domain, and it identifies associated assets, such as subdomains and certificates.

Skytrack: Open-source aircraft reconnaissance tool
2024-01-18 05:30

Skytrack is an open-source command-line tool for plane spotting and aircraft OSINT reconnaissance. The tool utilizes multiple data sources to collect information on aircraft, can produce a PDF report for a specific aircraft, and offers conversion between ICAO and Tail Number designations.

Reaper: Open-source reconnaissance and attack proxy workflow automation
2023-09-05 03:00

Reaper is an open-source reconnaissance and attack proxy, built to be a modern, lightweight, and efficient equivalent to Burp Suite/ZAP. It focuses on automation, collaboration, and building universally distributable workflows. Reaper is a work in progress, but it's already capable of much.

North Korean Kimsuky Hackers Strike Again with Advanced Reconnaissance Malware
2023-05-23 13:56

The North Korean advanced persistent threat group known as Kimsuky has been observed using a piece of custom malware called RandomQuery as part of a reconnaissance and information exfiltration operation. "Lately, Kimsuky has been consistently distributing custom malware as part of reconnaissance campaigns to enable subsequent attacks," SentinelOne researchers Aleksandar Milenkoski and Tom Hegel said in a report published today.

Russian hackers perform reconnaissance against Austria, Estonia
2022-05-23 13:14

In a new reconnaissance campaign, the Russian state-sponsored hacking group Turla was observed targeting the Austrian Economic Chamber, a NATO platform, and the Baltic Defense College. This discovery comes from cybersecurity firm Sekoia, which built upon previous findings of Google's TAG, which has been following Russian hackers closely this year.