ISC Stormcast For Thursday, March 5th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9836, (Thu, Mar 5th)
2026-03-05T13:23:50Z•436bb5609986b91b58ef32352bc213fb46c333e73e4036e94c1542e3af4e9d2c
CVE-2024-4040CVE-2025-31161CVE-2025-54309bruteforce scanscrushftpincident-responsemalwarephishingrtfthreat-huntingvulnerabilitieswiresharkxwormzip
What happened
This ISC SANS diary RSS snapshot (early March 2026) highlights multiple security items: a fresh wave of XWorm multi-technology malware with evolving delivery techniques; brute-force scans targeting CrushFTP and discussion of prior serious CrushFTP flaws (including CVE-2024-4040, CVE-2025-31161 and the actively exploited July 2025 zero-day CVE-2025-54309); a Wireshark 4.6.4 release that fixes three vulnerabilities; phishing/malware delivery examples (e.g., Fake FedEx delivering malware) and RTF/ZIP-based artifact handling tips; plus a guest diary on distinguishing targeted intrusions from broad
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- 2026-03-05T13:23:50Z
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