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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.

LightBot: TrickBot’s new reconnaissance malware for high-value targets
2020-11-20 15:19

The notorious TrickBot has gang has released a new lightweight reconnaissance tool used to scope out an infected victim's network for high-value targets. Over the past week, security researchers began to see a phishing campaign normally used to distribute TrickBot's BazarLoader malware switch to installing a new malicious PowerShell script.

LightBot: TrickBot’s new reconnaissance tool for high-value targets
2020-11-20 15:19

The notorious TrickBot has gang has released a new lightweight reconnaissance tool used to scope out an infected victim's network for high-value targets. Over the past week, security researchers began to see a phishing campaign normally used to distribute TrickBot's BazarLoader malware switch to installing a new malicious PowerShell script.

Homebrew: How to install reconnaissance tools on macOS
2020-10-20 12:58

We'll guide you through the process of using Homebrew package manager to install security tools on macOS to perform reconnaissance, discovery, and fingerprinting of the devices on your network. Evidenced through the classic "I'm a Mac" ads, Macs were not immune to malware: It's just that with such a negligible market share, threat actors did not really target Apple devices as much as devices running Windows, which posed a much larger target-with greater rewards for their efforts.

GUI Now Available for Kamerka ICS/IoT Reconnaissance Tool
2019-11-07 09:51

A graphical user interface (GUI) is now available for Kamerka, the open source reconnaissance tool that allows users to identify internet-exposed industrial control systems (ICS) and Internet of...

AttackSurfaceMapper automates the reconnaissance process
2019-08-08 10:03

AttackSurfaceMapper, a new open source OSINT tool created by Andreas Georgiou and Jacob Wilkin, security consultants at Trustwave SpiderLabs, automates the process of collecting data that can help...

Reconnaissance, Lateral Movement Soar in Manufacturing Industry
2018-08-08 20:24

An unusually high volume of malicious internal reconnaissance and lateral movement have been observed in the manufacturing industry, which experts believe is a result of the rapid convergence...