Topic: living-off-the-land
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Your Own Tools Are Being Weaponized: Here's How to Fight Back
SMEs often neglect cybersecurity, creating vulnerabilities as new threats specifically target the everyday tools businesses rely on, bypassing traditional security measures. A major emerging threat is "living-off-the-land" (LOTL) attacks, where hackers misuse trusted system utilities like PowerSh...
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How Hackers Weaponize Legitimate Tools for Cyberattacks
Threat actors increasingly use legitimate organizational tools through Living-off-the-Land (LotL) techniques, with 84% of modern cyberattacks exploiting trusted applications to bypass traditional defenses and evade detection. Attackers initiate breaches via social engineering, such as malicious V...
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Security Can't Keep Up with Modern Attackers
Cyber threats are evolving faster than defenses, with attackers constantly refining their tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs), creating a widening gap between their innovation and traditional security coverage. Zero-day exploits are now widely used by criminal groups, not just nation-state...
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Ransomware Attacks Surge as Extortion Tactics Evolve
Ransomware data leaks surged dramatically in late 2025, with victim organizations posted to extortion sites increasing by 50% from the prior quarter, even as the overall number of active ransomware gangs decreased. The threat evolved with attackers now systematically stealing and leaking data to ...
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