Seriously? More Cobalt Strike Bullshit.

Oh, joy. As if dealing with Cobalt Strike wasn’t enough of a goddamn headache, now these script kiddies – and let’s be real, it’s *always* script kiddies eventually – are using something called CrossC2 to make the damn thing work on Linux and macOS too. Like we didn’t have enough platforms to patch vulnerabilities on.

Basically, some researchers (who probably get paid way too much) found that Cobalt Strike beacons can now be deployed through this CrossC2 framework. This means more targets, more headaches for sysadmins who are already drowning in alerts, and frankly, a bigger pain in my digital ass. It’s all about expanding the reach of this already-overused penetration testing tool (that ends up in the wrong hands 90% of the time). They’re using legitimate tools to bypass security measures – shocking, I tell ya, *shocking*.

The article mentions they’ve seen it used with various Cobalt Strike versions and even some older ones. So yeah, if you haven’t updated your systems in a while… well, don’t come crying to me when things go south. It’s not my problem you run software from the stone age.

They also talk about how CrossC2 helps with evading detection by using different communication protocols and blending in with normal network traffic. Fantastic. Just what we needed, another layer of obfuscation for these clowns to hide behind.

Honestly, it’s just a reminder that security is a constant battle against idiots who refuse to learn proper coding practices and instead rely on pre-made tools to do their dirty work. And now those tools are even *more* versatile. Great.

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Speaking of headaches, I once had to debug a script that was supposed to automatically update firewall rules. Turns out some “genius” decided to use sed without proper escaping and ended up wiping out half the production network’s configuration. Good times. Seriously, people, learn your tools before you unleash them on the world.

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