ISC Stormcast For Thursday, March 5th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9836, (Thu, Mar 5th)
2026-03-06T01:23:50Z•6855eade7d3277b4d81750b3a64e51e3187c1704e09c4975811170093af78c4e
CVECVE-2024-4040CVE-2025-31161CVE-2025-54309CrushFTPISCRTFSANSWiresharkXWormbruteforceintrusion-analysismalicious-attachmentsmalwarephishingscanningthreat-intelvulnerabilitieszero-day
What happened
Collection of ISC SANS diary entries (early March 2026) covering multiple operational security topics: an XWorm malware wave using multi-technology delivery; brute-force scans targeting CrushFTP with references to multiple serious vulnerabilities (CVE-2024-4040, CVE-2025-31161 and the actively exploited July 2025 zero-day CVE-2025-54309); release of Wireshark 4.6.4 which fixes three vulnerabilities; phishing/malware delivery via a fake FedEx email; techniques for extracting ZIPs inside RTF files; guidance on distinguishing targeted intrusions from opportunistic scanning; and regular ISC Stormt
Why it matters
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- Source ID
- sans_isc_diary
- Record identifier
- 6855eade7d3277b4d81750b3a64e51e3187c1704e09c4975811170093af78c4e
- Enrichment time
- 2026-03-06T01:23:50Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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