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Exploit Kit Vulnerability Exposes C2s – Security Byte

March 11, 2019 By Corey Nachreiner

Cobalt Strike is an exploit kit, similar to Metasploit but slightly less popular. Months ago, the researchers at Fox-IT noticed that a vulnerability in the exploit kit’s web server allowed them to track malicious command and control (C2) servers. In today’s video, learn more about the vulnerability in this semi-popular exploit kit, and how it allowed researchers to find and track almost 8000 malicious servers.


Episode Runtime: 3:18

Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl-IPYxklyo

EPISODE REFERENCES:

  • Vulnerability exposes thousands of malicious C2 servers – ZDNet
  • How researchers exploited a Cobolt Strike flaw to track criminals – Fox-IT

—Corey Nachreiner, CISSP (@SecAdept)

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