YARA-X 1.18.0 and 1.19.0 Release, (Sun, Jun 28th)

2026-06-28T19:23:48Z4bad81800344324771cc14a1133e2d3a572982acb609623479c6dddf5b2791f0
CVE-2024-40766IPv4-mapped IPv6Linux process masqueradingT1036Velvet AntYARAYARA-Xconfiguration issuemalware obfuscationphishingsecurity podcastwebshells

What happened

SANS ISC diary entries (June 18–28, 2026) cover a YARA‑X release (1.18.0 and 1.19.0) with improvements and bugfixes; an analysis of Linux process name masquerading (MITRE ATT&CK T1036) used by threat actors (example: Velvet Ant) to hide malicious processes; continued prevalence of webshells including a recently observed GitHub-published variant; an eBanking phishing campaign that leveraged IPv4‑mapped IPv6 addresses targeting a major Belgian bank; and a note about CVE-2024-40766 where the vendor patch addressed the bug but insecure configuration remained unmitigated. Several ISC Stormcast (pod

Why it matters

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Evidence and limitations

Source ID
sans_isc_diary
Record identifier
4bad81800344324771cc14a1133e2d3a572982acb609623479c6dddf5b2791f0
Enrichment time
2026-06-28T19:23:48Z
AI-assisted enrichment
Yes

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