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Simple Scans for Cloud Metadata Service, (Wed, Aug 19th)

Cloud providers typically expose a REST API at 169.254.169.254 that allows code running on virtual machines to retrieve machine-specific data. Some of the data is more or less harmless, such as the region the machine is running in or its MAC and IP addresses. However, the service may also be used to retrieve credentials for […]

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SANS Stormcast Tuesday, August 11th, 2026: Solana Attacks; AI Generated Patches; Gunra Ransomware; Neo4J/GraphQL Patch

Scans for Solana (Surfpool?) Endpoints https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Scans%20for%20Solana%20%28Surfpool%3F%29%20Endpoints/33230 Why AI-generated vulnerability patches still require expert human review https://1password.com/blog/why-ai-generated-patches-still-require-human-review?_sp=15ec2845-9e6c-4d15-8ac5-fe9bc1fe4c08.1786396502013 Gunra Ransomware https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/2026-08/aa26-222a-stopransomware-gunra-ransomware_508c.pdf Neo4J/GraphQL Vulnerability CVE-2026-5423 https://github.com/neo4j/graphql/security/advisories/GHSA-fcpg-3fw5-vc65 My Upcoming Classes https://www.sans.org/profiles/dr-johannes-ullrich

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Scans for Solana (Surfpool?) Endpoints, (Mon, Aug 10th)

Solana is a crypto platform known for speed. Developers like it to develop distributed applications or to implement crypto payments. To interact with the blockchain, APIs are provided for developers. These APIs will either „speak“ JSON or gRPC. One implementation often used for development is „surfpool,“ which is used to test programs before deploying them […]

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SANS Stormcast Monday, July 27th, 2026: ESAFENET CDG Scans; DNS Poisoning; macOS Gatekeeper bypass; GitHub and PyPi updates

Scans for ESAFENET CDG 3 Document Management System Weak Logins https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Scans%20for%20ESAFENET%20CDG%203%20Document%20Management%20System%20Weak%20Logins/33184 DNS Poisoning Tactics Expand to Hospitality Wi-Fi https://reliaquest.com/blog/threat-spotlight-dns-poisoning-tactics-expand-to-hospitality/ Silent Replacement of Trusted macOS App Executables https://mysk.blog/2026/07/23/macos-overwrite-app-executables/ GitHub and PyPi Defense updates https://github.blog/security/supply-chain-security/the-case-for-a-cooldown-why-dependabot-now-waits-before-issuing-version-updates/ https://blog.pypi.org/posts/2026-07-22-releases-now-reject-new-files-after-14-days/ https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/github-pypi-add-time-absed-defenses-against-supply-chain-attacks/ My Upcoming Classes https://www.sans.org/profiles/dr-johannes-ullrich

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Scans for ESAFENET CDG 3 Document Management System Weak Logins, (Sun, Jul 26th)

ESAFENET's CDG showed up in our data before. The company focused on secure document management and data leakage prevention solutions. The „CDG“ stands for „Content Data Guard“, and the product appears to be mostly targeting the Chinese market [1]. Sadly, like so many security products, it suffers from basic security vulnerabilities like SQL Injection, XSS, […]

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SANS Stormcast Friday, July 17th, 2026: Hikvision Scans; LG Spyware; Huggingface Hack; WordPress Core RCE

Scans for Hikvision Intelligent Security API https://isc.sans.edu/diary/Scans%20for%20Hikvision%20Intelligent%20Security%20API/33164 LG Monitor Spyware https://www.techradar.com/televisions/lgs-gaming-monitors-and-tvs-are-facing-a-user-revolt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9uefFYe6bM Huggingface Hack https://huggingface.co/blog/security-incident-july-2026 Wordpress Core RCE https://wp2shell.com

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