"Evil XDR: Researcher Turns Palo Alto Software Into Perfect Malware"
"Evil XDR: Researcher Turns Palo Alto Software Into Perfect Malware"
An exploit of Palo Alto Networks' Extended Detection and Response (XDR) software could have enabled attackers to manipulate it as a malicious multitool. Shmuel Cohen, a security researcher at SafeBreach, explained how he reverse-engineered and cracked the company's Cortex product. He used it to deploy a reverse shell and ransomware.