Cobalt Strike 4.6: The Line In The Sand
Cobalt Strike 4.6 is now available. As I mentioned in the recent Roadmap Update blog post, this isn’t a regular release, as it mostly focuses
Cobalt Strike Roadmap Update
Historically, Raphael Mudge, the creator of Cobalt Strike, didn’t typically talk about the Cobalt Strike roadmap publicly. He preferred to play his cards close to
Incorporating New Tools into Core Impact
Core Impact has further enhanced the pen testing process with the introduction of two new modules. The first module enables the use of .NET assemblies,
Writing Beacon Object Files: Flexible, Stealthy, and Compatible
Our colleagues over at Core Security have been doing great things with Cobalt Strike, making use of it in their own engagements. They wrote up
User Defined Reflective Loader (UDRL) Update in Cobalt Strike 4.5
The User Defined Reflective Loader (UDRL) was first introduced in Cobalt Strike 4.4. to allow the creation and use of a custom reflective loader. This
Sleep Mask Update in Cobalt Strike 4.5
The Sleep Mask Kit was first introduced in Cobalt Strike 4.4 to allow users to modify how the sleep mask function looks in memory in order to defeat static signatures that identified Beacon. This
A Deeper Look Into the Max Retry Strategy Option
A complementary strategy to the Host Rotation Strategy was introduced to Cobalt Strike 4.5. The max retry strategy was added to HTTP, HTTPS, and DNS
Process Injection Update in Cobalt Strike 4.5
Process injection is a core component to Cobalt Strike post exploitation. Until now, the option was to use a built-in injection technique using fork&run. This
Cobalt Strike 4.5: Fork&Run – you’re “history”
Cobalt Strike 4.5 is now available. This release sees new options for process injection, updates to the sleep mask and UDRL kits, evasion improvements and
Nanodump: A Red Team Approach to Minidumps
Motivation It is known that dumping Windows credentials is a technique often utilized for everyday attacks by adversaries and, consequently, Red Teamers. This process has