Paul Melson @pmelson
Author/Operator of @ScumBots. Blue Team by day, Blue Team by night. Opinions, typos, and bad grammar do not represent my employer. He/Him ✋👈 Joined February 2008-
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Paul Melson retweeted
I found a what I think novel approach which allowed me to list some of the content of #Lumma #Infostealer Command & Control servers with the help of left behind .DS_Store files. Blog, tool and Lumma files can be found here nexusfuzzy.medium.com/lumma-stealer-…
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Paul Melson retweeted
@SLEUTHCON off to a great start. My lesson learned from @pmelson is: make friends, they probably know something you don’t, and the Intel space is all about not not knowing things #sharingIsScaring #CTI
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We're kicked off at #SLEUTHCON with @pmelson discussing the importance of networking in cyber, not for packet routing or job hunting, but disruption opportunities by pooling our collective access. I agree. Collectively, we're actually more powerful than state actors in many ways.
Paul Melson retweeted
Get ready for this year's Sleuthcon by listening to the episode of THE Microsoft Threat Intelligence podcast all about ScumBots with Paul Melson! thecyberwire.com/podcasts/micro…
Get ready for this year's Sleuthcon by listening to the episode of THE Microsoft Threat Intelligence podcast all about ScumBots with Paul Melson! thecyberwire.com/podcasts/micro…
Paul Melson retweeted
Today I am thankful for all of the folks working a shift and watching the wires to keep us safe. I see you and I appreciate you.
Paul Melson retweeted
@censysio Censys has many open positions open right now across the company: sales, marketing, product, engineering, and research. Come join the team building the next generation of Internet scanning technology, the Internet Intelligence Platform. censys.com/careers/
I posted my analysis of a malicious PDF containing a heavily obfuscated PHP payload over on infosec[.]exchange: infosec.exchange/@pmelson/11335…
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Given the significant impact of Hurricane Helene, the BSidesAugusta organizers have decided to cancel BSidesAugusta 2024 and our directly associated events during Augusta Cyber Week.
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#BruteRatel - #Latrodectus - .pdf > url > .js > .msi > .dll wscript.exe Document-19-51-48.js msiexec.exe /V MSIBA2E.tmp /DontWait rundll32.exe C:\Users\Admin\AppData\Roaming\vierm_soft_x64.dll, GetDeepDVCState (1/3) 👇 IOC's github.com/pr0xylife/Latr…
Paul Melson retweeted
#BAMFI ALERT - #Chicago: “Abducted 4y/o from Chicago in Arizona or Texas? Riley Batts, 4, was last seen on Sept 23, in the 5500 block of South Lowe Avenue in the Englewood neighborhood. Police say she was abducted by her non-custodial parent. - via JCodenReports.com
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#Oakland, #California: 5y/o King Scott has been #missing since yesterday (Tues, Sept 24). He was last seen in the 1000 blk of Eight St in Oakland. Authorities believe King may be with his Mother, Mikalairene King, who is also missing (pictured). Pls SHARE to help us find King.
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Shaun may travel to Irvine, #California, he was last seen in September 7, 2024 in San Clemente, California.. He may be in the need of medical attention. bit.ly/4dloVa2
Paul Melson retweeted
I am excited to share that the #PEAK #ThreatHunting Framework, which I wrote with @iknowuhack and @letswastetime, has been nominated for a SANS Difference Maker award as "Innovation of the Year." Vote here: sans.org/about/awards/d…
I don’t support or engage in blaming victims for things criminals do. But this banger is evergreen.
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