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Ransomware gang creates tool to automate VPN brute-force attacks

March 20, 2025March 20, 2025 geekfeed0Tagged Account takeover, Black Basta, Black Basta ransomware, Brute Force, Brute-Forcing, Framework, Initial Access, ransomware, vpn

The Black Basta ransomware operation created an automated brute-forcing framework dubbed ‘BRUTED’ to breach edge networking devices like firewalls and VPNs. The framework has enabled BlackBasta to streamline initial network access and scale ransomware attacks on vulnerable internet-exposed endpoints. The discovery of BRUTED comes from EclecticIQ researcher Arda Büyükkaya following an in-depth examination of the ransomware gang’s leaked […]

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Hackers increasingly use Winos4.0 post-exploitation kit in attacks

November 7, 2024November 7, 2024 geekfeed0Tagged china, Framework, hackers, Malicious file, malware, windows, WinOS4.0, WinOs4.0 framework

Hackers are increasingly targeting Windows users with the malicious Winos4.0 framework, distributed via seemingly benign game-related apps. The toolkit is the equivalent of Sliver and Cobalt Strike post-exploitation frameworks and it was documented by Trend Micro this summer in a report on attacks against Chinese users. At the time, a threat actor tracked as Void Arachne/Silver Fox lured victims […]

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