Adding some Automation to the favicon.ico method of Host Recon, (Mon, Jun 29th)
2026-06-29T19:23:47Z•2cb06cb5404e0a9a5d0f83967438daba25d969faf01563ecafd6a44fab8c5e0f
CVE-2024-40766MITRE-ATT&CK-T1036SANS ISCVelvet AntYARA-Xautomationfavicon.icohost-reconnaissancemalware-obfuscationmisconfigurationpentestpodcastprocess-masqueradingrootkitthreat-intelwebshellwebshellsyara
What happened
SANS ISC diary RSS entries (late June 2026) covering multiple security topics: automation for host reconnaissance using favicon.ico, YARA-X releases (1.18.0 and 1.19.0), analysis of Linux process name masquerading (MITRE ATT&CK T1036) and malware obfuscation (including references to the Velvet Ant group), continued prevalence of webshells, and a post on CVE-2024-40766 noting that a patch fixed the bug but a configuration remained insecure. Also includes links to ISC Stormcast podcast episodes and a guest diary on automated cybercrime assessment.
Why it matters
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Evidence and limitations
- Source ID
- sans_isc_diary
- Record identifier
- 2cb06cb5404e0a9a5d0f83967438daba25d969faf01563ecafd6a44fab8c5e0f
- Enrichment time
- 2026-06-29T19:23:47Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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