ISC Stormcast For Wednesday, August 26th, 2026 https://isc.sans.edu/podcastdetail/10068, (Wed, Aug 26th)
2026-08-26T13:23:41Z•f660f0aee7193f767b3dcc9f5325b5a01eed5ba6759388efe450bd8782c4f41e
169.254.169.254DOUBLECUPMFA coverageMicrosoft Entra IDMicrosoft GraphPNG payloadPowerShellSSRFURL filtering bypasscloud metadata servicecloud security monitoringhostname obfuscationmalwarepassword sprayingrisky sign-inssteganography
What happened
SANS Internet Storm Center entries covering SSRF attempts targeting the cloud metadata service at 169.254.169.254 using hostname obfuscation, DOUBLECUP malware payload delivery via PNG-related obfuscation, and Microsoft Graph/PowerShell techniques for Entra account, license, login-risk, MFA, and password-spray monitoring. The material is primarily defensive and threat-awareness focused, with no specific vulnerability exploitation details or confirmed CVE identifiers.
Why it matters
A reviewed impact interpretation has not been published for this record.
Evidence and limitations
- Source ID
- sans_isc_diary
- Record identifier
- f660f0aee7193f767b3dcc9f5325b5a01eed5ba6759388efe450bd8782c4f41e
- Enrichment time
- 2026-08-26T13:23:41Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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