Not Your Grandfather’s Empire I’ve wanted to put this blog together since returning home from DEFCON. Anytime we ran into someone who recognized our swag, they mentioned how much they loved Empire back in the day and didn’t realize it was being actively maintained. This made me reflect on all [...]
Not Your Grandfather’s Empire I’ve wanted to put this blog together since returning home from DEFCON. Anytime we ran into someone who recognized our swag, they mentioned how much they loved Empire back in the day and didn’t realize it was being actively maintained. This made me reflect on all ...
Note: All code samples shown in the post can be found in our repo hereĀ In recent years, PowerShell tradecraft has seen a drop in popularity among pentesters, red teams, and to some extent APTs. There are several reasons for this, but at the core, it was the introduction of ...
NOTE: Some of the topics in this article are probably going to be a bit contentious, but part of the hope in publishing this article is to drive some additional discussion within the offensive security community Ransomware has become one of the most prevalent threats that companies face today. It ...
We recently released Empire 5.8 and Starkiller 2.7. Sometimes, we forget to highlight the cool new features or changes as they release. So, in addition to covering the Empire 5.8 / Starkiller 2.7 changes, this will also recap some of the things from the recent releases you may have missed. ...
Forget about feeling overwhelmed with a mess of data. With tags in Starkiller, you have more control over keeping everything organized. You can assign tags to various objects – Listeners, Agents, Agent Tasks, Plugin Tasks, Downloads, and Credentials. This means you can categorize and organize your engagements in a way ...
We recently rolled out Empire 5.2 to our public repo! This latest version brings a host of new features, enhancements, and bug fixes to further streamline your experience. Let’s dive into the release notes and explore the highlights of this update. New Features Plugin Tasks: Empire 5.2 introduced new plugin ...
The original goal of Empire 5.0 was to only introduce a better v2 REST API to deal with some shortcomings of the original API found while building Starkiller and the new client. When Vinnybod started building the new API, it required a “few” changes to the core codebase that began ...
Today we wanted to cover one of the lesser-known functions in Empire, the ReverseShell stager. The name may not be as intuitive, so standby for a future name change, but this stager creates a minimal payload using MSFvenom to stage an Empire agent. Why would you need this? Well, in ...
It has been a while since we have been able to discuss the new features in Empire. We wanted to take some time to discuss some upgrades under the hood of Empire and a few quality-of-life features that we are sure everyone will enjoy. Customizable Bypasses While teaching, we saw ...
