https://hexpysya.github.io/tags/aes/Recent content in AES on bubka hacks stuffHugo -- gohugo.ioen-usThu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://hexpysya.github.io/investigations/cdef-etherrat/Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://hexpysya.github.io/investigations/cdef-etherrat/An attacker breached Maromalix’s public-facing web application by exploiting CVE-2025-55182 (Next.js Deserialization RCE). They deployed a multi-stage implant dubbed EtherRAT, which utilizes a blockchain-based C2 mechanism via Ethereum smart contracts to dynamically resolve infrastructure. The attacker exfiltrated sensitive data, established multiple persistence mechanisms, and ultimately patched the vulnerability to lock out other actors.https://hexpysya.github.io/investigations/cdef-fakegpt/Tue, 14 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://hexpysya.github.io/investigations/cdef-fakegpt/A malicious Chrome extension masquerading as ChatGPT uses anti analysis checks, hooks Facebook login forms, and acts as a keylogger, exfiltrating AES encrypted data via pixel tracking.https://hexpysya.github.io/investigations/htb-lockpick3.0/Sun, 15 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://hexpysya.github.io/investigations/htb-lockpick3.0/A ELF64 ransomware binary uses XOR string obfuscation keyed on a CLI passphrase, contacts a DigitalOcean C2 to register and retrieve an AES-256-CBC key and IV, recursively encrypts target files in /share/ renaming them to .24bes, exfiltrates the originals via HTTP PUT, zeroes and removes the source files, and installs a systemd service for persistence.