Sponsored Malware: When the Bad Guys Pay for Views
When a Raxis pentester Jason Taylor found a suspicious sponsored search result, he broke down the code it would have run and discovered it was malware.
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The Hidden Risks in Your Password: What You Type Matters More Than You Think
Raxis has discovered and cracked our fair share of password hashes. Some that we have discovered may surprise you… and their bosses. Learn what not to do.
Reynolds Ransomware BYOVD Eludes EDR Tools
Reynolds poses a new type of threat by including a Bring Your Own Vulnerable Driver (BYOVD) in the ransomware bundle, making it harder for EDR tools to catch.
BeyondTrust RCE Vulnerability Exploited: Critical 9.9 CVSS Flaw Under Active Attack
While BeyondTrust patched cloud-hosted Remote Support customers earlier this month, on-premises deployments of BeyondTrust must manually patch to remediate.
Bypassing a WAF and a CSP with Google Tag Manager: An Attacker’s Perspective and Remediation Advice
Ryan Chaplin takes an in-depth look at how attackers can use unsafe directives to bypass CSP, notably in Google Tag Manager, and how to remediate the issue.
CVE-2025-59886 Eaton Exploit Code Published
With exploit code available for the vulnerabilities in Eaton’s xComfort Ethernet Communication Interface, Jason Taylor recommends replacing or isolating.
Publicly Accessible Database Discovered Hosting 149 Million Credentials
Andrew Trexler looks at a recently discovered public database of stolen usernames and passwords and what you can do now to protect your access and information.
The Growing Threat: Attackers Using GitHub Repositories as Malware Staging Mechanisms
Recent attacks, including GitVenom and Lumma Stealer, underscore the threat of Attackers using GitHub repositories as malware staging mechanisms.
CVE‑2020‑12812 and Why It’s Still an Issue Five Years Later
Principal Penetration Tester Scottie Cole explains why Fortinet released a new security advisory about CVE‑2020‑12812 and what your organization should check.
Why 8-Character Passwords Are No Longer Enough: Lessons from the Raxis Password Cracker
With the start of 2026, the Raxis team is already busy. A new upgrade to our password-cracking system shows how quickly 8-character passwords can be cracked.
The Role of AI in Penetration Testing
Bonnie Smyre shows how Raxis’ AI-augmented pentesting gives their expert pentesters more time for complex chained attacks and discovery of business-logic flaws.
Raxis Chief Technology Officer Brian Tant Featured on WSB-TV Atlanta
When WSB-TV Atlanta reached out to for help warning about a scam targeting Atlanta residents in DeKalb County, Raxis CTO Brian Tant jumped to help.
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