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Exploring Uploads in a Dshield Honeypot Environment This guest diary by one of our SANS.edu undergraduate interns shows how to analyze files uploaded to Cowrie https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Exploring%20Uploads%20in%20a%20Dshield%20Honeypot%20Environment%20%5BGuest%20Diary%5D/32296 Sonicwall Breach SonicWall MySonicWall accounts were breached via credential brute forcing https://www.sonicwall.com/support/knowledge-base/mysonicwall-cloud-backup-file-incident/250915160910330 DeepSeek Bias Cloudflare found significant biases in code created by the Chinese AI engine DeepSeek. Code for […]

CTRL-Z DLL Hooking Attackers may use a simple reload trick to overwrite breakpoints left by analysts to reverse malicious binaries. https://isc.sans.edu/diary/CTRL-Z%20DLL%20Hooking/32294 Global Admin in every Entra ID tenant via Actor tokens As part of September s patch Tuesday, Microsoft patched CVE-2025-55241. The discoverer of the vulnerability, Dirk-jan Mollema has published a blog post showing how […]

Why You Need Phishing-Resistant Authentication NOW. The recent compromise of a number of high-profile npmjs.com accounts has yet again shown how dangerous a simple phishing email can be. https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Why%20You%20Need%20Phishing%20Resistant%20Authentication%20NOW./32290 S1ngularity/nx Attackers Strike Again A second wave of attacks has hit over a hundred npm-related GitHub repositories. The updated payload implements a worm that propagates itself […]

Apple Updates Apple released major updates for all of its operating systems. In addition to new features, these updates patch 33 different vulnerabilities. https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Apple%20Updates%20Everything%20-%20iOS%20macOS%2026%20Edition/32286 Microsoft End of Life October 14th, support for Windows 10, Exchange 2016, and Exchange 2019 will end. https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-support-ends-on-october-14-2025-2ca8b313-1946-43d3-b55c-2b95b107f281#:~:text=As%20a%20reminder%2C%20Windows%2010,one%20that%20supports%20Windows%2011. https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/exchange/t-9-months-exchange-server-2016-and-exchange-server-2019-end-of-support/4366605 Phishing Targeting Rust Developers Rust developers are reporting similar phishing emails as […]

Web Searches For Archives Didier observed additional file types being searched for as attackers continue to focus on archive files as they spider web pages https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Web%20Searches%20For%20Archives/32282 FBI Flash Alert: Salesforce Attacks The FBI is alerting users of Salesforce of two different threat actors targeting Salesforce. There are no new vulnerabilities disclosed, but the initial access […]

DShield SIEM Docker Updates Guy updated the DShield SIEM which graphically summarizes what is happening inside your honeypot. https://isc.sans.edu/diary/DShield%20SIEM%20Docker%20Updates/32276 Again: Sonicwall SSL VPN Compromises The Australian Government s Signals Directorate noted an increase in compromised Sonicwall devices. https://www.cyber.gov.au/about-us/view-all-content/alerts-and-advisories/ongoing-active-exploitation-of-sonicwall-ssl-vpns-in-australia Website Keystroke Logging Many websites log every keystroke, not just data submitted in forms. https://arxiv.org/pdf/2508.19825

BASE64 Over DNS The base64 character set exceeds what is allowable in DNS. However, some implementations will work even with these invalid characters. https://isc.sans.edu/diary/BASE64%20Over%20DNS/32274 Google Chrome Update Google released an update for Google Chrome, addressing two vulnerabilities. One of the vulnerabilities is rated critical and may allow code execution. https://chromereleases.googleblog.com/2025/09/stable-channel-update-for-desktop_9.html Ivanti Updates Ivanti patched a […]

Microsoft Patch Tuesday As part of its September patch Tuesday, Microsoft addressed 177 different vulnerabilities, 86 of which affect Microsoft products. None of the vulnerabilities has been exploited before today. Two of the vulnerabilities were already made public. Microsoft rates 13 of the vulnerabilities are critical. https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Microsoft%20Patch%20Tuesday%20September%202025/32270 Adobe Patches Adobe released patches for nine products, […]

Major npm compromise A number of high-profile npm libraries were compromised after developers fell for a phishing email. This compromise affected libraries with a total of hundreds of millions of downloads a week. https://bsky.app/profile/bad-at-computer.bsky.social/post/3lydioq5swk2y https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/172738 https://github.com/chalk/chalk/issues/656#issuecomment-3266894253 https://www.aikido.dev/blog/npm-debug-and-chalk-packages-compromised HTTP Request Signatures It looks like some search engines and AI bots are starting to use the HTTP […]

From YARA Offsets to Virtual Addresses Xavier explains how to convert offsets reported by YARA into offsets suitable for the use with debuggers. https://isc.sans.edu/diary/From%20YARA%20Offsets%20to%20Virtual%20Addresses/32262 Phishing via JavaScript in SVG Files Virustotal uncovered a Colombian phishing campaign that takes advantage of JavaScript in SVG files. https://blog.virustotal.com/2025/09/uncovering-colombian-malware-campaign.html FreePBX Patches FreePBX released details regarding two vulnerabilities patched last […]