A sophisticated intrusion in which threat actors co-opted the legitimate, open-source Velociraptor digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) tool to establish a covert remote access channel. This represents an evolution from the long-standing tactic of abusing remote monitoring and management (RMM) utilities, with attackers now repurposing DFIR frameworks to minimize custom malware deployment and evade […]
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A significant cyberattack disrupted Nevada’s state government network on August 24, forcing all state office branches to shut down operations for 48 hours. The intrusion began with the exploitation of an unpatched VPN gateway, allowing the threat actor to gain initial foothold on the internal network. Within hours, the attackers deployed a custom malware payload […]
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