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5 stories taggedpost-exploitation.

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Threat Intelligence

PEEP: The Fake Bookmarks Extension That Turns Chrome Into a Backdoor

Researchers have detailed a post-exploitation toolkit that quietly slips into Chrome and Edge profiles by forging the browser's own trust files.

4 min read
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Threat Intelligence

Researchers Show How Attackers Can Hijack Live Chrome and Edge Sessions on Windows

A post-exploitation trick flips on Chrome's built-in debugger inside a running browser, handing attackers cookies and logged-in sessions without touching the password vault.

3 min read
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Threat Intelligence

Hackers hid their attack tools inside an Oracle database itself

A rarely seen technique let intruders run commands, steal password data and browse files from within the database, after breaking in through a sloppy search box.

4 min read
A network diagram showing malware removal on the screen, but in the reflection of the monitor glass, an attacker's entry point remains open in the background sh
Threat Intelligence

What Hackers Actually Do After They're Inside Your Network

A Huntress case study shows why cleaning up the malware is only half the job. If you don't find the front door, they walk back in.

4 min read
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AI Security

AI Assistant Turned Loose on Thai Finance Ministry Network

An attacker disabled safety prompts on an AI coding agent and let it run reconnaissance and privilege-escalation checks against Thailand's treasury systems on its own.

4 min read
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