Assessing the Implications of Using msoffcrypto for Open Sourcing a Medical Data Processing Pipeline

I am in the process of creating a Python pipeline intended for reading and processing sensitive medical personal data from password-protected Excel files. The pipeline utilizes the msoffcrypto library, specifically the OfficeFile.load_key … Continue reading Assessing the Implications of Using msoffcrypto for Open Sourcing a Medical Data Processing Pipeline

Attackers can steal NTLM password hashes via calendar invites

A recently patched vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook (CVE-2023-35636) that can be used by attackers to steal users’ NTLM v2 hashes can be exploited by adding two headers to an email carrying a specially crafted file, security researcher Dolev Ta… Continue reading Attackers can steal NTLM password hashes via calendar invites

Online password generator vs. offline counterparts? Are there widely adopted guidelines/recommendations?

Are there any widely adopted guidelines/recommendations in regard to online password generators? Are they recommended over offline generators, for example? If so with what justification?
References would be appreciated.
NB: this is not abo… Continue reading Online password generator vs. offline counterparts? Are there widely adopted guidelines/recommendations?

FFUF command returns status code 400, regardless of mode option: clusterbomb, pitchfork, sniper

I’m working on a lab on PortSwigger.com titled Username enumeration via different responses. While using ffuf to solve the lab, the output keeps returning a 400 status code.
So far this is what I’ve tried. Here is the request payload file,… Continue reading FFUF command returns status code 400, regardless of mode option: clusterbomb, pitchfork, sniper