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.
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AI-Augmented Series: AI Scripting for Brute-Forcing on a Web App Pentest
On a recent web app pentest, Andrew Trexler used AI to find client-side code that stopped his brute-force attack then used AI again to thwart that code.
Wireless Series: The Aircrack-ng Suite for All Your Wireless Pentesting Needs
Principal Penetration Tester Scottie Cole continues our wireless series with the Aircrack-ng Suite, a set of tools for wireless pentest discovery and exploits.
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.
PSE & Red Team Series: Social Engineering
Lead Penetration Tester Nathan Anderson is back with more PSE and red team tips, including tailgating, impersonating, and pretexts to gain onsite access.
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.
Data Theft Exploit Part 2: DNS Exfiltration Attack
Raxis’ Jason Taylor is back with a detailed tutorial on performing both manual and automated DNS exfiltration attacks for pentesting.
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