Elevate privileges on Windows where I have a meterpreter session with a user who is not part of the administrators group [closed]

To make privilege escalation on a machine where I got a meterpreter session, I can do it if the user who executed the payload on the victim’s machine is on the administrator’s group.
When I run the exploit (exploit/windows/local/bypassuac)… Continue reading Elevate privileges on Windows where I have a meterpreter session with a user who is not part of the administrators group [closed]

Malware Hidden in Call of Duty Cheating Software

News article:

Most troublingly, Activision says that the “cheat” tool has been advertised multiple times on a popular cheating forum under the title “new COD hack.” (Gamers looking to flout the rules will typically go to such forums to find new ways t… Continue reading Malware Hidden in Call of Duty Cheating Software

Azure security 101: Security essentials, logs, authentication, and more

“Where necessity speaks, it demands”. This old saying seems particularly apt right now with the pandemic forcing organizations to completely change the way they think about their IT networks. That rapid shift to remote work has resulted in a …
The post… Continue reading Azure security 101: Security essentials, logs, authentication, and more

New Details on Astoria Company Hack Emerge

When the ShinyHunters hacking group started hawking the personal data of millions of people on the Dark0de market early last month, it was notable because of the sheer number of records in play – and because of who was hacked. In addition to informati… Continue reading New Details on Astoria Company Hack Emerge

Prevent a remote privilege escalation when the root/admin password is known

Consider the following Linux system:

root account is disabled (passwd -l root, passwd -d root),
there is an account ‘admin’, with sudo rights,
there is an account ‘webservice’, with limited privileges, and no sudo rights,
su is disabled v… Continue reading Prevent a remote privilege escalation when the root/admin password is known