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Cobalt Strike Becomes a Preferred Hacking Tool by Cybercrime, APT Groups
Incident response cases and research show how the red-team tool has become a become a go-to for attackers.
RSA CONFERENCE 2021 - For nearly two decades, the open source Metasploit hacking platform has garnered a mix of enthusiasm and frustration by security teams that both need the tools to test their own networks but also fear cybercriminals or other bad actors could use it against them in attacks.
Metasploit remains popular today among good and bad hackers, but another red-team tool, Cobalt Strike, is increasingly playing a major role in attacks. Attackers are weaponizing the tool for the second stage of attacks to carry payloads (including Metasploit exploits) once they have penetrated the victim s network using customized, cloned, or even purchased versions of Cobalt Strike.