ISC Stormcast For Friday, March 6th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/9838, (Fri, Mar 6th)
2026-03-06T19:23:49Z•a6f6dd7182d86feaa3febde03605d7edb9b40c29913dace25a6eb873b7299005
CVE-2024-4040CVE-2025-31161CVE-2025-54309CrushFTPRTFSANS ISCWiresharkXWormZIPbrute-forceintrusion-detectionmalwarepodcastscanningthreat-intelvulnerability
What happened
Collection of SANS ISC diary entries (early March 2026) covering: an active XWorm malware wave and evolving delivery techniques; brute-force scanning activity targeting CrushFTP with references to multiple serious vulnerabilities including CVE-2024-4040, CVE-2025-31161 and the July 2025 zero-day CVE-2025-54309 that was actively exploited; Wireshark 4.6.4 release fixing three vulnerabilities; guidance on extracting ZIP files from RTFs; and a guest diary on distinguishing targeted intrusions from opportunistic automated scanning. Several items are operationally relevant (ongoing scans/malware) и
Why it matters
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Evidence and limitations
- Source ID
- sans_isc_diary
- Record identifier
- a6f6dd7182d86feaa3febde03605d7edb9b40c29913dace25a6eb873b7299005
- Enrichment time
- 2026-03-06T19:23:49Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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