Out of the Woods: The Threat Hunting Podcast

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  • S3 Ep55: Threat Hunting Year in Review: 2025 Trends and What’s Next

    *Threat Hunting Workshop: Hunting for Privilege Escalation - Level 2
    February 11, 2026 | 12:00 - 1:00 PM ET
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    Out of the Woods: The Threat Hunting Podcast returned with a live episode focused on the trends threat hunters saw repeatedly throughout 2025 and what those patterns point to next.

    This episode serves as a threat hunter’s year in review. The discussion walks through the actors, malware, behaviors, tactics, and techniques that consistently surfaced over the year, ties those findings back to MITRE ATT&CK, and connects themes across recent episodes. The focus is on what stayed consistent, what mattered most during hunts, and what those signals reveal about where attention should remain.

    The conversation also looks ahead. Based on what emerged in 2025 and how hunts played out across environments, the panel shares perspectives on what is likely to continue, where focus is expected to remain in 2026, and what threat hunters should keep in mind going forward.

    Topics covered include:

    • Threat actors, malware, and behaviors that appeared most often in 2025
    • Tactics and techniques that consistently surfaced across hunts, mapped to MITRE ATT&CK
    • Common hunt themes observed across environments throughout the year
    • What 2025 trends suggest about threat hunting focus in 2026
    • Behaviors and techniques likely to remain relevant moving forward
    • Watch the episode here: https://youtu.be/GyYTTMNyjCE?si=WynwmHS1psGN9KqO

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      1 hr 31 min
    • S3 Ep54: Stop, Collaborate and Secure

      *[LIVE] Out of the Woods: The Threat Hunting Podcast – Threat Hunting Year in Review: 2025 Trends and What’s Next
      January 29, 2026 | 12:00 - 1:30 PM ET
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      *Threat Hunting Workshop: Hunting for Privilege Escalation - Level 2
      February 11, 2026 | 12:00 - 1:00 PM ET
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      Top Headlines:

      • Google Cloud Blog | Releasing Rainbow Tables to Accelerate Protocol Deprecation: https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/net-ntlmv1-deprecation-rainbow-tables
      • BleepingComputer | Hackers exploit security testing apps to breach Fortune 500 firms: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/hackers-exploit-security-testing-apps-to-breach-fortune-500-firms/?&web_view=true
      • CyberArk | UNO reverse card: stealing cookies from cookie stealers: https://www.cyberark.com/resources/all-blog-posts/uno-reverse-card-stealing-cookies-from-cookie-stealers
      • Malwarebytes | Can you use too many LOLBins to drop some RATs?: https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2026/01/can-you-use-too-many-lolbins-to-drop-some-rats?web_view=true

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        53 min
      • S3 Ep53: New Year, Old Tricks

        *[LIVE] Out of the Woods: The Threat Hunting Podcast – Threat Hunting Year in Review: 2025 Trends and What’s Next
        January 29, 2026 | 12:00 - 1:30 PM ET
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        Top Headlines:

        • Securonix | Analyzing PHALT#BLYX: How Fake BSODs and Trusted Build Tools Are Used to Construct a Malware Infection: https://www.securonix.com/blog/analyzing-phaltblyx-how-fake-bsods-and-trusted-build-tools-are-used-to-construct-a-malware-infection/
        • https://mp.weixin.qq.com/mp/wappoc_appmsgcaptcha?poc_token=HM4cYGmjT2nsqEAFwWn2Sj9R90gqZmI2tEvjWdak&target_url=https%3A%2F%2Fmp.weixin.qq.com%2Fs%3F__biz%3DMzUyMjk4NzExMA%3D%3D%26mid%3D2247507757%26idx%3D1%26sn%3Dcf6b118e88395af45a000aae80811264
        • CYFIRMA | APT36 : Multi-Stage LNK Malware Campaign Targeting Indian Government Entities: https://www.cyfirma.com/research/apt36-multi-stage-lnk-malware-campaign-targeting-indian-government-entities/
        • BleepingComputer | VSCode IDE forks expose users to "recommended extension" attacks: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/vscode-ide-forks-expose-users-to-recommended-extension-attacks/?&web_view=true
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          42 min
        • S3 Ep52: The Threat Hunting Soapbox
          Top Headlines:

          • welivesecurity.com | LongNosedGoblin tries to sniff out governmental affairs in Southeast Asia and Japan: https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/eset-research/longnosedgoblin-tries-sniff-out-governmental-affairs-southeast-asia-japan/
          • Resecurity | DIG AI: Uncensored Darknet AI Assistant at the Service of Criminals and Terrorists: https://www.resecurity.com/blog/article/dig-ai-uncensored-darknet-ai-assistant-at-the-service-of-criminals-and-terrorists?&web_view=true
          • koi.ai | NPM Package With 56K Downloads Caught Stealing WhatsApp Messages: https://www.koi.ai/blog/npm-package-with-56k-downloads-malware-stealing-whatsapp-messages
          • zscaler.com | Zscaler Threat Hunting Catches Evasive SideWinder APT Campaign: https://www.zscaler.com/blogs/security-research/zscaler-threat-hunting-catches-evasive-sidewinder-apt-campaign?&web_view=true
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            50 min
          • S3 Ep51: Same Break-In, New Front Door
            Top Headlines:

            • Unit 42 | Exploitation of Critical Vulnerability in React Server Components (Updated December 12): https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/cve-2025-55182-react-and-cve-2025-66478-next/
            • hackread.com | New PyStoreRAT Malware Targets OSINT Researchers Through GitHub: https://hackread.com/pystorerat-rat-malware-github-osint-researchers/?web_view=true
            • Check Point Research | Ink Dragon's Relay Network and Stealthy Offensive Operation: https://research.checkpoint.com/2025/ink-dragons-relay-network-and-offensive-operation/
            • KOI.ai | Inside GhostPoster: How a PNG Icon Infected 50,000 Firefox Users: https://www.koi.ai/blog/inside-ghostposter-how-a-png-icon-infected-50-000-firefox-browser-users
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              53 min
            • S3 Ep50: Game of Nodes: Persistence Is Coming
              Top Headlines:

              • securelist.com | The Tsundere botnet uses the Ethereum blockchain to infect its targets: https://securelist.com/tsundere-node-js-botnet-uses-ethereum-blockchain/117979/
              • Group-IB | Bloody Wolf: A Blunt Crowbar Threat To Justice: https://www.group-ib.com/blog/bloody-wolf/
              • welivesecurity.com | MuddyWater: Snakes by the riverbank: https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/eset-research/muddywater-snakes-riverbank/
              • Fortinet Blog | ShadowV2 Casts a Shadow Over IoT Devices: https://www.fortinet.com/blog/threat-research/shadowv2-casts-a-shadow-over-iot-devices?&web_view=true
              • darktrace.com | ShadowV2: An emerging DDoS for hire botnet: https://www.darktrace.com/blog/shadowv2-an-emerging-ddos-for-hire-botnet

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                43 min
              • S3 Ep49: Guess Who: The Adversary Edition - 2
                Can You Identify the Nation-State Actor?​​​​‌ ‍ ​‍​‍‌‍ ‌ ​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌ ‌‍‍‌‌‍ ‍​‍​‍​ ‍‍​‍​‍‌ 
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                Out of the Woods: The Threat Hunting Podcast returns for another special edition episode that challenges how you think about adversary behavior. This live, interactive session will focus on a nation-state actor, revealing one phase of their campaign at a time as our hosts provide tradecraft clues and analysis.​​​​‌ Participants will examine how observed techniques align to MITRE ATT&CK, how vertical-specific targeting shapes operational decisions, and how behavioral patterns emerge across campaigns. Before the final reveal, attendees will have the chance to submit their best guess on which nation-state threat actor is behind the activity.​​​​‌

                What You’ll Learn:​​​​‌ ‍ ​‍​‍‌‍ ‌ ​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌ ‌‍‍‌‌‍ ‍​‍​‍​ ‍‍​‍​‍‌ ​ ‌‍​‌‌‍ ‍‌‍‍‌‌ ‌​‌ ‍‌​‍ ‍‌‍‍‌‌‍ ​‍​‍​‍ ​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌ ​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​ ‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌ ‌​‌ ‌​‌ ​​‌ ​ ​ ‍‍​‍ ​‍ ‌‍‍‌‌‍ ‍‌ ‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍ ​​ ‌​​ ‌ ​ ​‌​‍ ‍‌ ​ ‌‍​‌‌‍ ‍‌‍‍‌‌ ‌​‌ ‍‌​‍ ‍‌ ​ ‌ ‌​‌ ‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍ ​‍ ‌‍‍‌‌‍ ‍‌ ‌​‌‍‌‌‌‍ ‍‌ ‌​​‍ ‌‍‌‌‌‍‌​‌‍‍‌‌ ‌​​‍ ‌‍ ‌‌‍ ‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌​ ‌‌ ​​‌ ​‍‌‍‌‌‌ ​ ‌‍‌‌‌‍ ‍‌ ‌​‌‍​‌‌ ‌​‌‍‍‌‌‍ ‌‍ ‍​ ‍ ‌‍‍‌‌‍‌​​ ‌‌‍‌‍​ ‍​‌‍‌‍​ ​‌​ ‌​‌‍​‍​ ‍‌‌‍​‌​‍ ‌‌‍‌‍​ ​‍‌‍​‌​ ‌‌​‍ ‌​ ‌​‌‍‌​​ ​​​ ‍‌​‍ ‌​ ‍‌​ ​‍‌‍‌‍​ ‌ ​‍ ‌​ ​‍​ ‍‌​ ‌‌‌‍​‍‌‍​‍‌‍‌‍‌‍‌‌​ ‍‌‌‍‌‍​ ‌​​ ​‍​ ‍‌​ ‍ ‌ ‌​‌ ‍‌‌ ​​‌‍‌‌​ ‌‌ ​​‌‍ ‌‍‌​‌‍​ ‌‍​‌‌ ​ ‌ ‌​​ ‍ ‌ ​​‌‍​‌‌ ‌​‌‍‍​​ ‌‌ ​​‌‍​‌‌‍‌ ‌‍‌‌‌​​‍‌ ‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‍ ​‌‍‌​‌‍‌‌‌ ​‍​‍‌‌​ ‌‌‌​​‍‌‌ ‌‍‍ ‌‍‌‌‌ ‍‌​‍‌‌​ ​ ‌​‌​​‍‌‌​ ​ ‌​‌​​‍‌‌​ ​‍​ ​‍‌‍‌​‌‍​‌‌‍‌‌​ ​​‌‍‌‍​ ​‍‌‍​
                • Real adversary behavior – A phase-by-phase look at a real nation-state campaign
                • MITRE ATT&CK in context – How techniques appear in real incidents​​​​‌ ‍ ​‍​‍‌‍ ‌ ​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌ ‌‍‍‌‌‍ ‍​‍​‍​ ‍‍​‍​‍‌ ​ ‌‍​‌‌‍ ‍‌‍‍‌‌ ‌​‌ ‍‌​‍ ‍‌‍‍‌‌‍ ​‍​‍​‍ ​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌ ​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​ ‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌ ‌​‌ ‌​‌ ​​‌ ​ ​
                • Recognizing tradecraft patterns – What links behaviors across operations​​​​‌ ‍ ​‍​‍‌‍ ‌ ​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌ ‌‍‍‌‌‍ ‍​‍​‍​ ‍‍​‍​‍‌ ​ ‌‍​‌‌‍ ‍‌‍‍‌‌ ‌​‌ ‍‌​‍ ‍‌‍‍‌‌‍
                • Sector-specific targeting – How industries influence attacker decisions​​​​‌ ‍ ​‍​‍‌‍ ‌ ​‍‌‍‍‌‌‍‌ ‌‍‍‌‌‍ ‍​‍​‍​ ‍‍​‍​‍‌ ​ ‌‍​‌‌‍ ‍‌‍‍‌‌ ‌​‌ ‍‌​‍ ‍‌‍‍‌‌‍ ​‍​‍​‍ ​​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌ ​‍‌‍‌‌‌‍‌‍​‍​‍​ ‍‍​‍​‍‌‍‍​‌ ‌​‌
                • Interactive analysis – Submit your guess before the reveal​​​​‌

                • Watch the episode here: https://youtu.be/GyYTTMNyjCE?si=WynwmHS1psGN9KqO
                  1 hr 33 min
                • S3 Ep48: Familiar Moves, Novel Grooves
                  *[LIVE] Out of the Woods: The Threat Hunting Podcast – Guess Who Edition
                  November 19, 2025 | 12:00 - 1:30 PM ET
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                  Top Headlines:
                  • Secure Annex | SleepyDuck malware invades Cursor through Open VSX: https://secureannex.com/blog/sleepyduck-malware/
                  • Arctic Wolf | UNC6384 Weaponizes ZDI-CAN-25373 Vulnerability to Deploy PlugX Against Hungarian and Belgian Diplomatic Entities: https://arcticwolf.com/resources/blog/unc6384-weaponizes-zdi-can-25373-vulnerability-to-deploy-plugx/
                  • Unit 42 | Microsoft WSUS Remote Code Execution (CVE-2025-59287) Actively Exploited in the Wild: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/microsoft-cve-2025-59287/
                  • Unit 42 | Suspected Nation-State Threat Actor Uses New Airstalk Malware in a Supply Chain Attack: https://unit42.paloaltonetworks.com/new-windows-based-malware-family-airstalk/

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                    42 min
                  • S3 Ep47: Common, but Deadly
                    *Threat Hunting Management Workshop: The Business Value of Threat Hunting
                    October 29, 2025 | 12:00 - 12:30 PM ET
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                    *[LIVE] Out of the Woods: The Threat Hunting Podcast – Guess Who Edition
                    November 19, 2025 | 12:00 - 1:30 PM ET
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                    Top Headlines:
                    • Koi | GlassWorm: First Self-Propagating Worm Using Invisible Code Hits OpenVSX Marketplace: https://www.koi.ai/blog/glassworm-first-self-propagating-worm-using-invisible-code-hits-openvsx-marketplace
                    • Cisco Talos Blog | BeaverTail and OtterCookie Evolve with a New Javascript Module: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/beavertail-and-ottercookie/
                    • Synacktiv | LinkPro: eBPF Rootkit Analysis: https://www.synacktiv.com/en/publications/linkpro-ebpf-rootkit-analysis
                    • BleepingComputer | American Airlines Subsidiary Envoy Confirms Oracle Data Theft Attack: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/american-airlines-subsidiary-envoy-confirms-oracle-data-theft-attack/?&web_view=true

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                      1 hr 2 min
                    • S3 Ep46: Here We Go Again...
                      *Threat Hunting Management Workshop: The Business Value of Threat Hunting
                      October 29, 2025 | 12:00 - 12:30 PM ET
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                      Top Headlines:
                      • Cisco Talos | Velociraptor Leveraged in Ransomware Attacks: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/velociraptor-leveraged-in-ransomware-attacks/
                      • GBHackers Security | Hackers Use Court-Themed Phishing to Deliver Info-Stealer Malware: https://gbhackers.com/info-stealer-malware/?web_view=true
                      • FortiGuard Labs | New Stealit Campaign Abuses Node.js Single Executable Application: https://www.fortinet.com/blog/threat-research/stealit-campaign-abuses-nodejs-single-executable-application
                      • eSecurity Planet | AI Chatbots Used as Backdoors in New Cyberattacks: https://www.esecurityplanet.com/news/ai-exploited-prompt-injection/?&web_view=true

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                        42 min

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