All Huntress Blog Posts

All Huntress Blog Posts

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Author: Lindsey O'Donnell-Welch
Threat Research
Crafty Microsoft Teams Booking Flow Disguises Device Code Phishing
Crafty Microsoft Teams Booking Flow Disguises Device Code Phishing

Threat actors used a convincing Microsoft Teams meeting-booking lure to conceal device code phishing and trick victims into authorizing attacker access.

Camera Management Software Compromise Leads to Malware Deployment
Camera Management Software Compromise Leads to Malware Deployment

Attackers compromised camera management software to deploy malware, establish persistence, and beacon to C2. Huntress breaks down the attack chain and IOCs.

Fake WatchGuard VPN Site Steals Credentials
Fake WatchGuard VPN Site Steals Credentials

A fake WatchGuard VPN download site steals SSL VPN credentials, then serves the real signed client. Learn how it works and how to spot it.

Up a Creek Without a Command Line: Mapping an Akira Ransomware Attack
Up a Creek Without a Command Line: Mapping an Akira Ransomware Attack

How Huntress researchers reconstructed an Akira ransomware attack using Registry artifacts, Akira logs, and other post-compromise evidence.

The Not So Silent Miner: Threat Actor Compiles Cryptominer on the Endpoint
The Not So Silent Miner: Threat Actor Compiles Cryptominer on the Endpoint

Threat actors exploited Samsung MagicINFO to install AnyDesk, disable Defender, and compile a Monero miner directly on a victim endpoint. Learn the detection signals.

Ready, Settra, Go: New Settra Ransomware Variant Deploys MeshAgent RMM
Ready, Settra, Go: New Settra Ransomware Variant Deploys MeshAgent RMM

Huntress has recently seen two incidents involving Settra, a ransomware variant that was first publicly reported in June 2026.

Rogue ScreenConnect Installations Across Unrelated Hosts Suggest Worm-Like Activity
Rogue ScreenConnect Installations Across Unrelated Hosts Suggest Worm-Like Activity

Huntress is tracking a pattern across multiple customer environments where rogue ScreenConnect clients repeatedly spawn the Windows Script Host to execute a series of four VBScript files.

Inside Knight Office, a New M365 AiTM Phishing Kit
Inside Knight Office, a New M365 AiTM Phishing Kit

An inside look at Knight Office, a newly discovered AiTM phishing kit featuring custom control panels, Cloudflare Turnstile, and M365 Token theft.

No (Bad) CAP: Inside an Ongoing LSHIY Password Spray Attack
No (Bad) CAP: Inside an Ongoing LSHIY Password Spray Attack

Huntress is seeing an ongoing password spray attack against Microsoft Azure CLI that originates from an IPv6 address range controlled by LSHIY LLC.

Defence Impairment Olympics
Defence Impairment Olympics

Huntress analyzed a credential dumping attack where threat actors disabled Defender, killed monitoring tools, and used Mimikatz to steal credentials.

The Gentlemen (Ransomware) in Disguise: Defense Evasion and other TTPs
The Gentlemen (Ransomware) in Disguise: Defense Evasion and other TTPs

Two recent incidents involving The Gentlemen ransomware show the use of defense evasion tactics, including logs being cleared and attempts to add antivirus exclusions.

Leveling Up with NightSpire Ransomware
Leveling Up with NightSpire Ransomware

A recent investigation into a NightSpire ransomware incident found significant variations in TTPs—including the use of "trucked-in" non-native tools like Chrome Remoting Desktop and MEGASync—which suggests affiliate involvement and demonstrates that IoCs aren't static, regardless of the group's RaaS status.

A Series of Unfortunate (RMM) Events
A Series of Unfortunate (RMM) Events

It's not just that attackers abuse RMM tools. They stack multiple ones in the same attack. Huntress documents several incidents where threat actors chained RMM tools for layered persistence.

Velociraptor Misuse, Pt. II: The Eye of the Storm
Velociraptor Misuse, Pt. II: The Eye of the Storm

The threat actors from Part I weren't done. Part II tracks what happened after WSUS exploitation put a legitimate forensic tool in the wrong hands and how Huntress responded.

Looking Through a Pinhole at a Qilin Ransomware Attack
Looking Through a Pinhole at a Qilin Ransomware Attack

Investigating a Qilin ransomware attack with limited visibility is like piecing together a crime scene through a pinhole. Huntress shows what you can still figure out and what you'll miss.