How VPN Pivoting Works (with Source Code)
A VPN pivot is a virtual network interface that gives you layer-2 access to your target’s network. Rapid7’s Metasploit Pro was the first pen testing product
User-driven Attacks
A user-driven attack is an attack that relies on a feature to get code execution. Most penetration testers I know rely on user-driven attacks over
Cobalt Strike 2.1 – I have the POWER(shell)
For a long time, I’ve wanted the ability to use PowerUp, Veil PowerView, and PowerSploit with Cobalt Strike. These are useful post-exploitation capabilities written in
The Post Exploitation Team
I often get asked about red team skills and training. What should each team member know how to do? For exercises or long running attack
Infrastructure for Ongoing Red Team Operations
Recently, I’ve had several questions about how to set up infrastructure for long running red team operations with Cobalt Strike. This is an ideal use
Why can’t I psexec with EXE::Custom?
Seasoned Metasploit Framework users know that it’s a bad idea to let the framework generate an executable for you. The framework’s encoders are not a
That was a fun fire drill…
Last week saw the release of Metasploit 4.10. Those who use Armitage and Cobalt Strike noticed that neither tool worked after running msfupdate on Kali
Puttering my Panda and other Threat Replication Case Studies
Cobalt Strike 2.0 introduced Malleable C2, a technology to redefine network indicators in the Beacon payload. What does this mean for you? It means you
Introducing Morning Catch – A Phishing Paradise
Morning Catch is a VMware virtual machine, similar to Metasploitable, to demonstrate and teach about targeted client-side attacks and post-exploitation. On this virtual machine, you
Pass-the-Golden-Ticket with Cobalt Strike’s Beacon
Back in May, I wrote up some impressions about Meterpreter’s Kiwi extension. It’s Mimikatz 2.0, complete with its ability to generate a Kerberos “Golden Ticket” with