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3 days agoHackers Turn Velociraptor DFIR Tool Into Weapon in LockBit Ransomware Attacks
The threat actor's use of the security utility was documented by Sophos last month. It's assessed that the attackers weaponized the on-premises SharePoint vulnerabilities known as ToolShell to obtain initial access and deliver an outdated version of Velociraptor (version 0.73.4.0) that's susceptible to a privilege escalation vulnerability ( CVE-2025-6264) to enable arbitrary command execution and endpoint takeover, per Cisco Talos.
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