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The Threat That Slipped Past the Machines, and Ran Into a Human

June 12, 2026

How proactive threat hunting caught an attack engineered to evade the industry's leading endpoint platforms. By Justin Dolgos, Senior Threat Hunter at RSM Defense Most malware tries to avoid your security tools. This one knew them by ... READ MORE

When Your Browser Becomes the Attacker: Detecting Drive-By Script Execution in the Wild

March 11, 2026

Published by The RSM Defense Threat Hunting Team Author: Justin Dolgos - Sr. Threat Hunter MITRE ATT&CK: T1204.002 · T1059 · T1218 · T1219 · T1222   ⚠  TLDR Executive Summary Our threat hunters built a custom detection that ... READ MORE

Fake Captcha Chains – Portable Behaviors, Practical Detections, And Field Notes

October 14, 2025

Executive Summary RSM Defense’s Threat Hunting Team performed a focused investigation after reviewing recent intelligence on the “Fake CAPTCHA” campaign. Our hypothesis was: “If the actor is in the environment, we may observe escaped or ... READ MORE

Threat Hunt Report: CORNFLAKE.V3 Backdoor with Remote Code Execution Capability

September 2, 2025

Executive Summary This document presents the results of a targeted threat hunt conducted in search of tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) associated with the CORNFLAKE.V3 backdoor. During the investigation, a backdoor with remote code ... READ MORE

Threat Hunting Win: Uncovering Multi-Stage Malware from RMM Abuse

June 5, 2025

At RSM Defense, we embrace a proactive approach to cybersecurity. Instead of waiting for alerts to trigger a response, our Threat Hunting team regularly conducts hypothesis-driven investigations. These investigations are designed to uncover subtle ... READ MORE

Securing Tomorrow: Evaluating Cyber Catastrophe

February 23, 2024

On each Friday for the month of February, RSM’s Julia Polyak will be providing an article on the future of cyber-attacks and cyber-warfare, and how organizations can remain aware of emerging threats in this landscape. Please note that the views ... READ MORE

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