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DomCat is a command-line tool written in Golang that helps the user find expired domains with desirable categorizations.

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Social engineering is the manipulation of individuals into divulging confidential information, granting unauthorized access, or performing actions that benefit the attacker, all without the victim realizing they are being tricked.

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GoPhish provides a nice platform for creating and running phishing campaigns. This blog will guide you through installing GoPhish and creating a campaign. 

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Human Trust  Most people associated with information technology roles understand the application of technical controls like the use of firewalls, encryption, and security products for defenses against digital threats. Proper […]

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Quick Jump: In the constantly evolving landscape of cybersecurity, it is common to see features designed for convenience lead to negative cybersecurity consequences. Microsoft Teams, an essential tool for corporate […]

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I previously blogged about spoofing Microsoft 365 using the direct send feature enabled by default when creating a business 365 Exchange Online instance (https://www.blackhillsinfosec.com/spoofing-microsoft-365-like-its-1995/). Using the direct send feature, it […]

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Hayden Covington // Phishing is an ever-present threat, but lately, user education and spam filters have helped mitigate some of that threat. But what happens when a phish makes it […]

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Patterson Cake // PART 1 PART 2 In part one of “Wrangling the M365 UAL,” we talked about acquiring, parsing, and querying UAL data using PowerShell and SOF-ELK. In part […]

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Patterson Cake // In PART 1 of “Wrangling the M365 UAL,” we talked about the value of the Unified Audit Log (UAL), some of the challenges associated with acquisition, parsing, […]

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Patterson Cake // When it comes to M365 audit and investigation, the “Unified Audit Log” (UAL) is your friend. It can be surly, obstinate, and wholly inadequate, but your friend […]

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rvrsh3ll //  Introduction  This blog post is intended to give a light overview of device codes, access tokens, and refresh tokens. Here, I focus on the technical how-to for standing […]

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Hannah Cartier // Social engineering, especially phishing, is becoming increasingly prevalent in red team engagements as well as real-world attacks. As security awareness improves and systems become more locked down, […]

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Max Boehner & Noah Heckman // Introduction As 2020 sent us all into our homes social distancing, the demand for online messaging saw a huge spike in an effort for people to stay […]

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tokyoneon // Spoofing credential prompts is an effective privilege escalation and lateral movement technique. It’s not uncommon to experience seemingly random password prompts for Outlook, VPNs, and various other authentication […]

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Building a phishing engagement is hard. While the concept is straightforward, real-world execution is tricky. Being successful takes enormous amounts of up-front setup and knowledge in quickly evolving phishing tactics. […]

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Justin Angel // Penetration testing and red team engagements often require operators to collect user information from various sources that can then be translated into inputs to support social engineering […]

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Beau Bullock & Mike Felch// Strategically targeting a corporation requires deep knowledge of their technologies and employees. Successfully compromising an organization can depend on the quality of reconnaissance a tester […]

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Beau Bullock & Mike Felch// Strategically targeting a corporation requires deep knowledge of their technologies and employees. Successfully compromising an organization can depend on the quality of reconnaissance a tester […]

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Timecode links take you to YouTube: 4:11 – Infrastructure & Background8:28 – Overview & Breakdown of Attack Methodology and Plans11:35 – Start of Attack (Gaining Access), Password Spraying Toolkit15:24 – […]

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