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  1. 🛡️ HAVOC C2 — DEFENDER CHEAT SHEET

    Havoc is a powerful Command & Control framework used in authorized red-team operations. 🔴⚡ Understanding how C2 infrastructure, agents and communications behave can also help defenders recognize suspicious activity and improve detection. 🔍

    Learn the framework. Hunt the signals. Strengthen your defenses. 🔐

    💬 Comment “HAVOC” if you want more cybersecurity cheat sheets.

    #HavocC2 #CyberSecurity #RedTeam #BlueTeam #ThreatHunting

  2. 🛡️ HAVOC C2 — DEFENDER CHEAT SHEET

    Havoc is a powerful Command & Control framework used in authorized red-team operations. 🔴⚡ Understanding how C2 infrastructure, agents and communications behave can also help defenders recognize suspicious activity and improve detection. 🔍

    Learn the framework. Hunt the signals. Strengthen your defenses. 🔐

    💬 Comment “HAVOC” if you want more cybersecurity cheat sheets.

    #HavocC2 #CyberSecurity #RedTeam #BlueTeam #ThreatHunting

  3. 🛡️ HAVOC C2 — DEFENDER CHEAT SHEET

    Havoc is a powerful Command & Control framework used in authorized red-team operations. 🔴⚡ Understanding how C2 infrastructure, agents and communications behave can also help defenders recognize suspicious activity and improve detection. 🔍

    Learn the framework. Hunt the signals. Strengthen your defenses. 🔐

    💬 Comment “HAVOC” if you want more cybersecurity cheat sheets.

    #HavocC2 #CyberSecurity #RedTeam #BlueTeam #ThreatHunting

  4. 🛡️ HAVOC C2 — DEFENDER CHEAT SHEET

    Havoc is a powerful Command & Control framework used in authorized red-team operations. 🔴⚡ Understanding how C2 infrastructure, agents and communications behave can also help defenders recognize suspicious activity and improve detection. 🔍

    Learn the framework. Hunt the signals. Strengthen your defenses. 🔐

    💬 Comment “HAVOC” if you want more cybersecurity cheat sheets.

    #HavocC2 #CyberSecurity #RedTeam #BlueTeam #ThreatHunting

  5. 🛡️ HAVOC C2 — DEFENDER CHEAT SHEET

    Havoc is a powerful Command & Control framework used in authorized red-team operations. 🔴⚡ Understanding how C2 infrastructure, agents and communications behave can also help defenders recognize suspicious activity and improve detection. 🔍

    Learn the framework. Hunt the signals. Strengthen your defenses. 🔐

    💬 Comment “HAVOC” if you want more cybersecurity cheat sheets.

    #HavocC2 #CyberSecurity #RedTeam #BlueTeam #ThreatHunting

  6. Sliver too mainstream? Cobalt Strike too patched? Say hello to Havoc.

    @FortiGuardLabs just broke down a malicious Havoc C2 sample — and it’s bringing that open-source, post-exploitation energy with extra attitude.

    Built for red teamers but abused by threat actors, this sample goes full dark mode:

    • Shellcode loader in C++
    • AES-encrypted payload
    • XOR junk code to slow reverse engineering
    • Dynamic API resolving
    • LOLBin delivery via regsvr32

    It’s like someone asked: “What if malware devs went full GitHub?” (never go full GitHub)

    🔗 Full breakdown:
    fortinet.com/blog/threat-resea

    TL;DR for blue teamers:

    • Havoc ≠ harmless just because it’s open source
    • Monitor regsvr32, rundll32, mshta — Havoc loves its LOLBins
    • Watch for process injection + thread creation anomalies
    • Memory analysis > file-based detection here
    • Don’t assume your EDR is catching every beacon on port 443

    Is it threat emulation or a real attack?

    — Blue teamer having a full-blown identity crisis at 2am

    Shoutout to @xpzhang and team for their amazing work!

    #ThreatIntel #MalwareAnalysis #HavocC2 #RedTeamTools #PostExploitation #Infosec #BlueTeam #ReverseEngineering #CyberSecurity

  7. Sliver too mainstream? Cobalt Strike too patched? Say hello to Havoc.

    @FortiGuardLabs just broke down a malicious Havoc C2 sample — and it’s bringing that open-source, post-exploitation energy with extra attitude.

    Built for red teamers but abused by threat actors, this sample goes full dark mode:

    • Shellcode loader in C++
    • AES-encrypted payload
    • XOR junk code to slow reverse engineering
    • Dynamic API resolving
    • LOLBin delivery via regsvr32

    It’s like someone asked: “What if malware devs went full GitHub?” (never go full GitHub)

    🔗 Full breakdown:
    fortinet.com/blog/threat-resea

    TL;DR for blue teamers:

    • Havoc ≠ harmless just because it’s open source
    • Monitor regsvr32, rundll32, mshta — Havoc loves its LOLBins
    • Watch for process injection + thread creation anomalies
    • Memory analysis > file-based detection here
    • Don’t assume your EDR is catching every beacon on port 443

    Is it threat emulation or a real attack?

    — Blue teamer having a full-blown identity crisis at 2am

    Shoutout to @xpzhang and team for their amazing work!

    #ThreatIntel #MalwareAnalysis #HavocC2 #RedTeamTools #PostExploitation #Infosec #BlueTeam #ReverseEngineering #CyberSecurity

  8. Sliver too mainstream? Cobalt Strike too patched? Say hello to Havoc.

    @FortiGuardLabs just broke down a malicious Havoc C2 sample — and it’s bringing that open-source, post-exploitation energy with extra attitude.

    Built for red teamers but abused by threat actors, this sample goes full dark mode:

    • Shellcode loader in C++
    • AES-encrypted payload
    • XOR junk code to slow reverse engineering
    • Dynamic API resolving
    • LOLBin delivery via regsvr32

    It’s like someone asked: “What if malware devs went full GitHub?” (never go full GitHub)

    🔗 Full breakdown:
    fortinet.com/blog/threat-resea

    TL;DR for blue teamers:

    • Havoc ≠ harmless just because it’s open source
    • Monitor regsvr32, rundll32, mshta — Havoc loves its LOLBins
    • Watch for process injection + thread creation anomalies
    • Memory analysis > file-based detection here
    • Don’t assume your EDR is catching every beacon on port 443

    Is it threat emulation or a real attack?

    — Blue teamer having a full-blown identity crisis at 2am

    Shoutout to @xpzhang and team for their amazing work!

    #ThreatIntel #MalwareAnalysis #HavocC2 #RedTeamTools #PostExploitation #Infosec #BlueTeam #ReverseEngineering #CyberSecurity

  9. Sliver too mainstream? Cobalt Strike too patched? Say hello to Havoc.

    @FortiGuardLabs just broke down a malicious Havoc C2 sample — and it’s bringing that open-source, post-exploitation energy with extra attitude.

    Built for red teamers but abused by threat actors, this sample goes full dark mode:

    • Shellcode loader in C++
    • AES-encrypted payload
    • XOR junk code to slow reverse engineering
    • Dynamic API resolving
    • LOLBin delivery via regsvr32

    It’s like someone asked: “What if malware devs went full GitHub?” (never go full GitHub)

    🔗 Full breakdown:
    fortinet.com/blog/threat-resea

    TL;DR for blue teamers:

    • Havoc ≠ harmless just because it’s open source
    • Monitor regsvr32, rundll32, mshta — Havoc loves its LOLBins
    • Watch for process injection + thread creation anomalies
    • Memory analysis > file-based detection here
    • Don’t assume your EDR is catching every beacon on port 443

    Is it threat emulation or a real attack?

    — Blue teamer having a full-blown identity crisis at 2am

    Shoutout to @xpzhang and team for their amazing work!

    #ThreatIntel #MalwareAnalysis #HavocC2 #RedTeamTools #PostExploitation #Infosec #BlueTeam #ReverseEngineering #CyberSecurity

  10. Sliver too mainstream? Cobalt Strike too patched? Say hello to Havoc.

    @FortiGuardLabs just broke down a malicious Havoc C2 sample — and it’s bringing that open-source, post-exploitation energy with extra attitude.

    Built for red teamers but abused by threat actors, this sample goes full dark mode:

    • Shellcode loader in C++
    • AES-encrypted payload
    • XOR junk code to slow reverse engineering
    • Dynamic API resolving
    • LOLBin delivery via regsvr32

    It’s like someone asked: “What if malware devs went full GitHub?” (never go full GitHub)

    🔗 Full breakdown:
    fortinet.com/blog/threat-resea

    TL;DR for blue teamers:

    • Havoc ≠ harmless just because it’s open source
    • Monitor regsvr32, rundll32, mshta — Havoc loves its LOLBins
    • Watch for process injection + thread creation anomalies
    • Memory analysis > file-based detection here
    • Don’t assume your EDR is catching every beacon on port 443

    Is it threat emulation or a real attack?

    — Blue teamer having a full-blown identity crisis at 2am

    Shoutout to @xpzhang and team for their amazing work!

    #ThreatIntel #MalwareAnalysis #HavocC2 #RedTeamTools #PostExploitation #Infosec #BlueTeam #ReverseEngineering #CyberSecurity

  11. Let's try this again

    Listen to this riskybusiness discussion about the availability of spyware leading to more abuse (~24:55 to ~28:00)

    overcast.fm/+It0j7YDrs/24:55

    Then tell me why offensive security tooling #ost isn't exactly the same thing? And why #metasploit and #HavocC2 shouldn't be banned and restricted like pegasus?

    My guess is that it will be, it's just a matter of time.

    Will it make it go away? No of course not but at least it will be harder and riskier to get.

  12. Let's try this again

    Listen to this riskybusiness discussion about the availability of spyware leading to more abuse (~24:55 to ~28:00)

    overcast.fm/+It0j7YDrs/24:55

    Then tell me why offensive security tooling #ost isn't exactly the same thing? And why #metasploit and #HavocC2 shouldn't be banned and restricted like pegasus?

    My guess is that it will be, it's just a matter of time.

    Will it make it go away? No of course not but at least it will be harder and riskier to get.

  13. Let's try this again

    Listen to this riskybusiness discussion about the availability of spyware leading to more abuse (~24:55 to ~28:00)

    overcast.fm/+It0j7YDrs/24:55

    Then tell me why offensive security tooling #ost isn't exactly the same thing? And why #metasploit and #HavocC2 shouldn't be banned and restricted like pegasus?

    My guess is that it will be, it's just a matter of time.

    Will it make it go away? No of course not but at least it will be harder and riskier to get.

  14. Let's try this again

    Listen to this riskybusiness discussion about the availability of spyware leading to more abuse (~24:55 to ~28:00)

    overcast.fm/+It0j7YDrs/24:55

    Then tell me why offensive security tooling #ost isn't exactly the same thing? And why #metasploit and #HavocC2 shouldn't be banned and restricted like pegasus?

    My guess is that it will be, it's just a matter of time.

    Will it make it go away? No of course not but at least it will be harder and riskier to get.

  15. github.com/icyguider/UAC-BOF-B

    "This repository serves as a collection of public UAC bypass techniques that have been weaponized as BOFs. A single module which integrates all techniques has been provided to use the BOFs via the Havoc C2 Framework. A extension.json file has also been provided for each bypass technique for use in Sliver."

    #hacking #pentesting #redteam #sliverc2 #sliver #BOF #Havoc #havocC2

  16. github.com/icyguider/UAC-BOF-B

    "This repository serves as a collection of public UAC bypass techniques that have been weaponized as BOFs. A single module which integrates all techniques has been provided to use the BOFs via the Havoc C2 Framework. A extension.json file has also been provided for each bypass technique for use in Sliver."

    #hacking #pentesting #redteam #sliverc2 #sliver #BOF #Havoc #havocC2

  17. github.com/icyguider/UAC-BOF-B

    "This repository serves as a collection of public UAC bypass techniques that have been weaponized as BOFs. A single module which integrates all techniques has been provided to use the BOFs via the Havoc C2 Framework. A extension.json file has also been provided for each bypass technique for use in Sliver."

    #hacking #pentesting #redteam #sliverc2 #sliver #BOF #Havoc #havocC2

  18. github.com/icyguider/UAC-BOF-B

    "This repository serves as a collection of public UAC bypass techniques that have been weaponized as BOFs. A single module which integrates all techniques has been provided to use the BOFs via the Havoc C2 Framework. A extension.json file has also been provided for each bypass technique for use in Sliver."

    #hacking #pentesting #redteam #sliverc2 #sliver #BOF #Havoc #havocC2

  19. Death by a thousand PaperCuts, China's APT41 uses new tricks to skirt EDR, and a pair of no-patch vulnerabilities take the front page in this weeks newsletter:

    opalsec.substack.com/p/soc-gou

    The #PaperCut vulnerability continues to garner interest, with Iran's Mint SandStorm (formerly #PHOSPHORUS) and Mango SandStorm (formerly #MERCURY) seen using it opportunistically. A completely new exploit chain demo'd by Vulncheck researchers highlights the limitations of detection rules for assurances, and why patching is a must.

    Earth Longzhi - a subset of the Chinese #APT41 Threat Group - has emerged after months in the shadows with new techniques seen in recent campaigns. Using Windows #Defender to side-load malware; the BYOVD technique to kill #EDR processes, and a newly discovered technique called "stack rumbling" to ensure they can't recover - this one is definitely one to check out.

    Fortinet have warned of a recent wave of exploitation of a 5-year-old vulnerability with no patches being exploited en masse in late April, while #Cisco reveal a CVSS 9.8 vulnerability they have no plans to patch in their End-of-Support #VoIP phone adapters.

    There's a bunch of great write-ups for those in the #redteam, looking at bypassing WAF protections by running tools like SQLMap over #Tor, how to minimise the size of your #XSS payloads, and highlighting a bunch of lab/ctf-style environments to cut your teeth on Azure, AWS, Kubernetes, and more.

    The #blueteam can brush up on commonly abused misconfigurations in Active Directory, #AzureAD, and #Microsoft365, as well as some excellent tips on hunting the Open Source Posh, Deimos, and Havoc C2 frameworks using #Shodan and #Censys.

    Elastic Labs have also outdone themselves last week, releasing a suite of tools to decrypt, decompress, recompile, extract and/or parse various malware payloads distributed in recent #IcedID campaigns.

    There's lots to dig through before starting your work week, so get started here:

    opalsec.substack.com/p/soc-gou

    #infosec #cyber #news #cybernews #infosec #infosecnews #informationsecurity #cybersecurity #hacking #security #technology #hacker #vulnerability #vulnerabilities #exploitation #malware #ransomware #affiliate #dfir #soc #threatintel #threatintelligence #threathunting #detection #threatdetection #detectionengineering #MangoSandstorm #MintSandstorm #Iran #EarthLongzhi #StackRumbling #clop #PoC #exploit #securityresearch #BYOVD #AWS #Azure #Kubernetes #GCP #PoshC2 #DeimosC2 #HavocC2

  20. Death by a thousand PaperCuts, China's APT41 uses new tricks to skirt EDR, and a pair of no-patch vulnerabilities take the front page in this weeks newsletter:

    opalsec.substack.com/p/soc-gou

    The #PaperCut vulnerability continues to garner interest, with Iran's Mint SandStorm (formerly #PHOSPHORUS) and Mango SandStorm (formerly #MERCURY) seen using it opportunistically. A completely new exploit chain demo'd by Vulncheck researchers highlights the limitations of detection rules for assurances, and why patching is a must.

    Earth Longzhi - a subset of the Chinese #APT41 Threat Group - has emerged after months in the shadows with new techniques seen in recent campaigns. Using Windows #Defender to side-load malware; the BYOVD technique to kill #EDR processes, and a newly discovered technique called "stack rumbling" to ensure they can't recover - this one is definitely one to check out.

    Fortinet have warned of a recent wave of exploitation of a 5-year-old vulnerability with no patches being exploited en masse in late April, while #Cisco reveal a CVSS 9.8 vulnerability they have no plans to patch in their End-of-Support #VoIP phone adapters.

    There's a bunch of great write-ups for those in the #redteam, looking at bypassing WAF protections by running tools like SQLMap over #Tor, how to minimise the size of your #XSS payloads, and highlighting a bunch of lab/ctf-style environments to cut your teeth on Azure, AWS, Kubernetes, and more.

    The #blueteam can brush up on commonly abused misconfigurations in Active Directory, #AzureAD, and #Microsoft365, as well as some excellent tips on hunting the Open Source Posh, Deimos, and Havoc C2 frameworks using #Shodan and #Censys.

    Elastic Labs have also outdone themselves last week, releasing a suite of tools to decrypt, decompress, recompile, extract and/or parse various malware payloads distributed in recent #IcedID campaigns.

    There's lots to dig through before starting your work week, so get started here:

    opalsec.substack.com/p/soc-gou

    #infosec #cyber #news #cybernews #infosec #infosecnews #informationsecurity #cybersecurity #hacking #security #technology #hacker #vulnerability #vulnerabilities #exploitation #malware #ransomware #affiliate #dfir #soc #threatintel #threatintelligence #threathunting #detection #threatdetection #detectionengineering #MangoSandstorm #MintSandstorm #Iran #EarthLongzhi #StackRumbling #clop #PoC #exploit #securityresearch #BYOVD #AWS #Azure #Kubernetes #GCP #PoshC2 #DeimosC2 #HavocC2

  21. Death by a thousand PaperCuts, China's APT41 uses new tricks to skirt EDR, and a pair of no-patch vulnerabilities take the front page in this weeks newsletter:

    opalsec.substack.com/p/soc-gou

    The #PaperCut vulnerability continues to garner interest, with Iran's Mint SandStorm (formerly #PHOSPHORUS) and Mango SandStorm (formerly #MERCURY) seen using it opportunistically. A completely new exploit chain demo'd by Vulncheck researchers highlights the limitations of detection rules for assurances, and why patching is a must.

    Earth Longzhi - a subset of the Chinese #APT41 Threat Group - has emerged after months in the shadows with new techniques seen in recent campaigns. Using Windows #Defender to side-load malware; the BYOVD technique to kill #EDR processes, and a newly discovered technique called "stack rumbling" to ensure they can't recover - this one is definitely one to check out.

    Fortinet have warned of a recent wave of exploitation of a 5-year-old vulnerability with no patches being exploited en masse in late April, while #Cisco reveal a CVSS 9.8 vulnerability they have no plans to patch in their End-of-Support #VoIP phone adapters.

    There's a bunch of great write-ups for those in the #redteam, looking at bypassing WAF protections by running tools like SQLMap over #Tor, how to minimise the size of your #XSS payloads, and highlighting a bunch of lab/ctf-style environments to cut your teeth on Azure, AWS, Kubernetes, and more.

    The #blueteam can brush up on commonly abused misconfigurations in Active Directory, #AzureAD, and #Microsoft365, as well as some excellent tips on hunting the Open Source Posh, Deimos, and Havoc C2 frameworks using #Shodan and #Censys.

    Elastic Labs have also outdone themselves last week, releasing a suite of tools to decrypt, decompress, recompile, extract and/or parse various malware payloads distributed in recent #IcedID campaigns.

    There's lots to dig through before starting your work week, so get started here:

    opalsec.substack.com/p/soc-gou

    #infosec #cyber #news #cybernews #infosec #infosecnews #informationsecurity #cybersecurity #hacking #security #technology #hacker #vulnerability #vulnerabilities #exploitation #malware #ransomware #affiliate #dfir #soc #threatintel #threatintelligence #threathunting #detection #threatdetection #detectionengineering #MangoSandstorm #MintSandstorm #Iran #EarthLongzhi #StackRumbling #clop #PoC #exploit #securityresearch #BYOVD #AWS #Azure #Kubernetes #GCP #PoshC2 #DeimosC2 #HavocC2

  22. Death by a thousand PaperCuts, China's APT41 uses new tricks to skirt EDR, and a pair of no-patch vulnerabilities take the front page in this weeks newsletter:

    opalsec.substack.com/p/soc-gou

    The #PaperCut vulnerability continues to garner interest, with Iran's Mint SandStorm (formerly #PHOSPHORUS) and Mango SandStorm (formerly #MERCURY) seen using it opportunistically. A completely new exploit chain demo'd by Vulncheck researchers highlights the limitations of detection rules for assurances, and why patching is a must.

    Earth Longzhi - a subset of the Chinese #APT41 Threat Group - has emerged after months in the shadows with new techniques seen in recent campaigns. Using Windows #Defender to side-load malware; the BYOVD technique to kill #EDR processes, and a newly discovered technique called "stack rumbling" to ensure they can't recover - this one is definitely one to check out.

    Fortinet have warned of a recent wave of exploitation of a 5-year-old vulnerability with no patches being exploited en masse in late April, while #Cisco reveal a CVSS 9.8 vulnerability they have no plans to patch in their End-of-Support #VoIP phone adapters.

    There's a bunch of great write-ups for those in the #redteam, looking at bypassing WAF protections by running tools like SQLMap over #Tor, how to minimise the size of your #XSS payloads, and highlighting a bunch of lab/ctf-style environments to cut your teeth on Azure, AWS, Kubernetes, and more.

    The #blueteam can brush up on commonly abused misconfigurations in Active Directory, #AzureAD, and #Microsoft365, as well as some excellent tips on hunting the Open Source Posh, Deimos, and Havoc C2 frameworks using #Shodan and #Censys.

    Elastic Labs have also outdone themselves last week, releasing a suite of tools to decrypt, decompress, recompile, extract and/or parse various malware payloads distributed in recent #IcedID campaigns.

    There's lots to dig through before starting your work week, so get started here:

    opalsec.substack.com/p/soc-gou

    #infosec #cyber #news #cybernews #infosec #infosecnews #informationsecurity #cybersecurity #hacking #security #technology #hacker #vulnerability #vulnerabilities #exploitation #malware #ransomware #affiliate #dfir #soc #threatintel #threatintelligence #threathunting #detection #threatdetection #detectionengineering #MangoSandstorm #MintSandstorm #Iran #EarthLongzhi #StackRumbling #clop #PoC #exploit #securityresearch #BYOVD #AWS #Azure #Kubernetes #GCP #PoshC2 #DeimosC2 #HavocC2

  23. Death by a thousand PaperCuts, China's APT41 uses new tricks to skirt EDR, and a pair of no-patch vulnerabilities take the front page in this weeks newsletter:

    opalsec.substack.com/p/soc-gou

    The #PaperCut vulnerability continues to garner interest, with Iran's Mint SandStorm (formerly #PHOSPHORUS) and Mango SandStorm (formerly #MERCURY) seen using it opportunistically. A completely new exploit chain demo'd by Vulncheck researchers highlights the limitations of detection rules for assurances, and why patching is a must.

    Earth Longzhi - a subset of the Chinese #APT41 Threat Group - has emerged after months in the shadows with new techniques seen in recent campaigns. Using Windows #Defender to side-load malware; the BYOVD technique to kill #EDR processes, and a newly discovered technique called "stack rumbling" to ensure they can't recover - this one is definitely one to check out.

    Fortinet have warned of a recent wave of exploitation of a 5-year-old vulnerability with no patches being exploited en masse in late April, while #Cisco reveal a CVSS 9.8 vulnerability they have no plans to patch in their End-of-Support #VoIP phone adapters.

    There's a bunch of great write-ups for those in the #redteam, looking at bypassing WAF protections by running tools like SQLMap over #Tor, how to minimise the size of your #XSS payloads, and highlighting a bunch of lab/ctf-style environments to cut your teeth on Azure, AWS, Kubernetes, and more.

    The #blueteam can brush up on commonly abused misconfigurations in Active Directory, #AzureAD, and #Microsoft365, as well as some excellent tips on hunting the Open Source Posh, Deimos, and Havoc C2 frameworks using #Shodan and #Censys.

    Elastic Labs have also outdone themselves last week, releasing a suite of tools to decrypt, decompress, recompile, extract and/or parse various malware payloads distributed in recent #IcedID campaigns.

    There's lots to dig through before starting your work week, so get started here:

    opalsec.substack.com/p/soc-gou

    #infosec #cyber #news #cybernews #infosec #infosecnews #informationsecurity #cybersecurity #hacking #security #technology #hacker #vulnerability #vulnerabilities #exploitation #malware #ransomware #affiliate #dfir #soc #threatintel #threatintelligence #threathunting #detection #threatdetection #detectionengineering #MangoSandstorm #MintSandstorm #Iran #EarthLongzhi #StackRumbling #clop #PoC #exploit #securityresearch #BYOVD #AWS #Azure #Kubernetes #GCP #PoshC2 #DeimosC2 #HavocC2