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AI in Penetration Testing: Precision Engineering and the Rise of Agentic Hacking
The narrative surrounding the "Mythos" model suggests it has single-handedly invented automated penetration testing. It hasn't. While the in...
Metasploit 6.5 and Malleable C2: Detecting Obfuscated Meterpreter Traffic
Introduction The release of Metasploit Framework 6.5 marks a significant shift in the offensive security landscape. While the addition of 42...
Metasploit Update: Detecting Linux 'Fetch Multi' Payloads and HTTP-to-SMB Relays
Metasploit Update: Detecting Linux 'Fetch Multi' Payloads and HTTP-to-SMB Relays Release Context: The Rapid7 Metasploit team has announced a...
New Metasploit Modules: Peyara Remote Mouse RCE and SMB Session Upgrades
Introduction This week’s Metasploit Framework update introduces capabilities that significantly lower the barrier for post-exploitation late...
Metasploit Update: New Exploit Modules for Next.js, LiteLLM, and Audiobookshelf — Detection & Mitigation
Introduction This week's update to the Metasploit Framework significantly lowers the barrier to entry for exploiting high-severity vulnerabi...
Metasploit June 2026: Defending Against NTLM Relay Local-to-Domain PrivEsc and Paperclip AI RCE
Introduction This week's Metasploit update (June 19, 2026) introduces several high-impact modules that lower the barrier to entry for sophis...
Metasploit 2026 Update: New Kerberos & Certificate Tracing — Detection and Hardening
Introduction In the June 2026 Metasploit Weekly Update, Rapid7 introduced significant quality-of-life improvements for operators: KerberosTi...
Gogs Rebase RCE & ActiveMQ Exploitation: Detecting New Metasploit Modules
Introduction This week's Metasploit update introduces a dangerous trifecta of capabilities that defenders must address immediately. While op...
CVE-2026-43284 & CVE-2026-43500: Linux 'Dirty Frag' LPEs and Citrix ADC CVE-2026-3055 Defense
Introduction The threat landscape for Linux infrastructure has shifted aggressively this week. The latest Metasploit wrap-up (05/29/2026) co...