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Unmasking the Enigma: A Historical Dive into the World of PlugX Malware
The Splunk Threat Research Team (STRT) unravels the mystery of a PlugX variant, peeling back the layers of its payload, tactics, and impact on the digital realm.
Take a SIP: A Refreshing Look at Subject Interface Packages
Splunker Michael Haag dives into Subject Interface Packages (SIPs) and their role in Windows security, exploring how SIPs can be exploited by malicious actors to bypass security measures and sign malicious code.
More Than Just a RAT: Unveiling NjRAT's MBR Wiping Capabilities
The Splunk Threat Research Team (STRT) provides a deep-dive analysis of NjRAT (or Bladabindi), a Remote Access Trojan (RAT) discovered in 2012 that's still active today.
Revisiting the Big Picture: Macro-level ATT&CK Updates for 2023
SURGe reviews the latest attacker trends and behaviors with this look at four years of ATT&CK data from some of the largest and most trusted threat reporting sources.
Defending the Gates: Understanding and Detecting Ave Maria (Warzone) RAT
The Splunk Threat Research Team provides a deep-dive analysis of Ave Maria RAT, also known as 'Warzone RAT.'
Mockbin and the Art of Deception: Tracing Adversaries, Going Headless and Mocking APIs
Splunk's Threat Research Team delves into the attack's components, usage of tools like Mockbin and headless browsers, and provides guidance on detecting such activities.
Don’t Get a PaperCut: Analyzing CVE-2023-27350
The Splunk Threat Research team shares insights on the CVE-2023-27350 vulnerability, proof of concept scripts, setting up Splunk logging, and detecting adversaries for secure printing.
Do Not Cross The 'RedLine' Stealer: Detections and Analysis
The Splunk Threat Research Team provides a deep dive analysis of the RedLine Stealer threat and shares valuable insights to help enable blue teamers to defend against and detect this malware variant.
Planning for Success with Risk-Based Alerting
In our last RBA blog post, we talked about some of the problems RBA can help solve. In this post, we explain the methodology we use with Splunk customers as their security teams start working with RBA.
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