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Cochavi Blog

Ruler: A Webapp for Testing, Writing, and Sharing Suricata Rules

We released a tool for helping network detection engineers test and share rules!

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29 jul 2026

Paradoxis Blog

Escalating All The Privileges With Foxit PDF Reader (CVE-2026–57239)

TL;DR: it was possible to obtain NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM privileges from the perspective of an unprivileged user using Foxit PDF Reader. The vulnerability…

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15 jul 2026

Paradoxis Blog

Playing Around With ADIDNS RPC Internals

TL;DR: I ported the functionality of dnscmd.exe into (slightly) more OPSEC safe Beacon Object Files (BOFs) so you can get domain admin rights when you…

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03 jul 2026

K Blog

I Turned to a Griefbot for Comfort… Instead, It Made Me Anxious

A few weeks ago, I was introduced to so-called griefbots, which are AI systems designed to simulate a deceased person. They are meant to facilitate the grief period by allowing users to interact with their deceased…

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29 apr 2026

K Blog

The Hack That Shook Mexico’s Military: Inside the Guacamaya Leaks

Remember how a few weeks ago numerous news articles covered how Mexican authorities had captured El Mencho, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel? The arrest, and the violence it caused, was widely reported…

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06 mrt 2026

Paradoxis Blog

Decrypting MultiDesk Passwords

TL;DR: This blog goes into figuring out how MultiDesk encrypts passwords and how to decrypt them. You can find the tool here, or just load the keys into…

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17 feb 2026

Cochavi Blog

Skill Issues: An OpenClaw Malware Campaign

We found an active malware campaign on ClawHub!

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02 feb 2026

Cochavi Blog

Writeup: you_know_0xdiablos

Writeup of 'you_know_0xdiablos', a pwn challenge on HTB

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17 jan 2026

Paradoxis Blog

Applying Cluster Wide mTLS Certificactes in Kubernetes (Ingress Nginx)

I’m deviating from my regular offensive-security related blog activities today to stray a little towards more sysadmin related stuff, if you’re not into…

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29 nov 2025

NRC

De ict-man let soms niet op, en dan liggen opeens honderdduizenden paspoorten op straat

NRC profile featuring our work on data exposure and sovereign security practice.

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03 sep 2025