SANS Stormcast Monday, May 18th 2025: xorsearch python functions; pwn2own Berlin; senior govt official impersonation; dynamic domain risk (#)

SANS Stormcast Monday, May 18th 2025: xorsearch python functions; pwn2own Berlin; senior govt official impersonation; dynamic domain risk xorsearch.py: Python Functions Didier's xorsearch tool now supports python functions to filter output https://isc.sans.edu/diary/xorsearch.py%3A%20Python%20Functions/31858 Pwn2Own Berlin 2025 Last weeks Pwn2Own contest in Berlin allowed researchers to demonstrate a number of new exploits with a large focus on privilege escalation and virtual machine escape. https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/blog/2025/5/17/pwn2own-berlin-2025-day-three-results Senior US Officials Impersonated in Malicious Messaging Campaign The FBI warns of senior US officials being impersonated in text and voice messages. https://www.ic3.gov/PSA/2025/PSA250515 Scattered Spider: TTP Evolution in 2025 Pushscurity provided an update on how Scattered Spider evolved. One thing they noted was that Scattered Spider takes advantage of legit dynamic domain name systems to make detection more difficult https://pushsecurity.com/blog/scattered-spider-ttp-evolution-in-2025/ keywords: dynamic domains; it.com; vipshing; smishing; phishing; vmware; priviledge escalation; xorsearch; python