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Parrot OS 7.0, codenamed Echo, launches as a complete system rewrite based on Debian 13, bringing KDE Plasma 6, Wayland by default, and fresh penetration testing tools, including a dedicated AI category. This release emphasizes lightweight theming and community-driven spins,...

A new tool named GhostLocker has been released, demonstrating a novel technique to neutralize Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) systems by weaponizing the native Windows AppLocker feature. Developed by security researcher zero2504, the tool highlights a fundamental architectural vulnerability in...

BugTrace-AI, an open-source suite that harnesses generative AI to supercharge vulnerability detection. Launched as a one-stop web security analysis platform, BugTrace-AI blends static (SAST) and dynamic (DAST) testing with AI-driven reconnaissance, payload crafting, and more, all in a sleek...

Attackers evolve faster than most organizations can update their defenses. That’s why 2026 will be defined not by whether incidents happen but by how efficiently and proactively SOCs can detect and contain them.  Yet even the most mature security teams are held back by...

Shannon is a fully autonomous AI pentesting tool for web applications that identifies attack vectors via code analysis and validates them with live browser exploits. Unlike traditional static analysis tools that merely flag potential issues, Shannon operates as a fully...

A unified offensive security toolkit, NETREAPER, developed by OFFTRACKMEDIA Studios, consolidates over 70 penetration testing tools into a single, user-friendly command-line interface. This innovation eliminates the chaos of juggling multiple terminals, forgetting syntax, and managing disparate tools. Before NETREAPER, penetration testers...

A new offensive security tool developed in Rust is demonstrating a novel method for bypassing modern Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR) systems by exploiting an overlooked behavior in the Windows API. Dubbed Indirect-Shellcode-Executor, the tool leverages the ReadProcessMemory function to...

Modern cybersecurity faces an escalating challenge: fileless malware and obfuscation techniques increasingly bypass traditional file-based detection methods. To address this growing threat, JPCERT/CC has released YAMAGoya. This open-source threat hunting tool leverages industry-standard detection rules to identify suspicious activity in...

MAD-CAT (Meow Attack Data Corruption Automation Tool) targets MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Cassandra, Redis, CouchDB, and Hadoop HDFS, exactly the systems hit in the original wave. This persistent threat inspired security researcher Karl Biron of Trustwave to create MAD-CAT, a Python-based tool...

October 2025 marked a notable escalation in cyber threats, with phishing campaigns and ransomware variants exploiting trusted cloud services to target corporate credentials and critical infrastructure. Attackers increasingly abused platforms like Google, Figma, and ClickUp for credential theft, while LockBit's...