Real Estate Ruckus: Cyber Attack on U.S. Giant Unveils Tuoni C2 Trickery
Cybersecurity researchers revealed a cyber attack on a major U.S. real-estate company, exploiting the Tuoni C2 framework. The attackers reportedly used social engineering via Microsoft Teams impersonation. Despite the attack’s failure, it highlights the misuse of red teaming tools like Tuoni for nefarious purposes.
Hot Take:
**_Oh, the irony! Red teaming tools, designed to bolster security, are now the secret weapons of cyber villains. It’s like a fireman moonlighting as an arsonist. The Tuoni C2 framework went from security’s darling to the hacker’s toolkit faster than you can say “PowerShell”._**
Key Points:
– Tuoni C2 framework, a tool for security pros, was used in a cyber attack.
– The attack targeted a major U.S. real-estate company and involved social engineering.
– A PowerShell command was used to download scripts and payloads, concealed within a BMP image.
– The payload connected to a C2 server, allowing the attacker remote access.
– The attack was unsuccessful, but demonstrated growing abuse of red teaming tools.