"Hackers Use Malware to Hunt Software Vulnerabilities"

Many threat actors are using malware to scan software vulnerabilities that they can exploit in future cyberattacks. According to security researchers at Palo Alto Networks' Unit 42, there was a large number of malware-initiated scans among the scanning attacks they detected in 2023. Vulnerability scanning is a common reconnaissance step for malicious actors planning to launch cyberattacks. Similar to port scanning and Operating System (OS) fingerprinting, vulnerability scanning initiates network requests to exploit the target hosts' potential vulnerabilities. This article continues to discuss the concept of traditional vulnerability scanning, hackers' use of compromised devices for such scanning, and the idea behind malware-driven scanning attacks.

Infosecurity Magazine reports "Hackers Use Malware to Hunt Software Vulnerabilities"

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