All Huntress Blog Posts

All Huntress Blog Posts

All things cybersecurity engaging and accessible - so you can stay ahead of hackers and boost your cybersecurity savviness.

Author: John Hammond
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Deobfuscating Files for Flags: Huntress CTF 2025 Retro
Deobfuscating Files for Flags: Huntress CTF 2025 Retro

AutoIT, Base64, compiled executables, and a cryptocurrency stealer buried inside obfuscated code. This Huntress CTF 2025 retrospective walks through the challenges that made participants earn their flags.

Vulnerabilities and Information Disclosure in MSP Survey Software
Vulnerabilities and Information Disclosure in MSP Survey Software

Threat hunting instincts led Huntress researchers to unexpected vulnerabilities in MSP survey software. Here's the responsible disclosure process and what the findings revealed about the risks.

October 28, 2021
From PowerShell to Payload: An Analysis of Weaponized Malware
From PowerShell to Payload: An Analysis of Weaponized Malware

One successful exploit is all it takes for a very bad day. Huntress found a weaponized artifact and goes deep on the technical details — walking through the full chain from PowerShell execution to delivered payload.

May 4, 2021
Zero-Day Vulnerabilities in Platforms Could Leave MSPs Exposed
Zero-Day Vulnerabilities in Platforms Could Leave MSPs Exposed

Huntress put on an adversarial hat and asked: if you wanted to target every top MSP at once, where would you start? The answer was event management platforms — and the zero-days they found were real.

February 23, 2021