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Privileges Elevation via Parent Process PID Spoofing

Adversaries utilize parent process ID (PPID) spoofing on Windows systems to create elevated child processes, typically to SYSTEM privileges, thereby evading process monitoring defenses and facilitating privilege escalation.

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1t
medium advisory

Service Reconnaissance Via Wmic.EXE

Adversaries leverage the native Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC) utility to perform service reconnaissance on remote systems, querying for existing services as a prelude to identifying potential targets for lateral movement or privilege escalation.

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1r 1t
high advisory

Microsoft Security Updates — July 2026

Roundup of Microsoft security advisories published in July 2026.

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10c 227i updated
high advisory

Suspicious Execution from Mounted Device

This threat brief covers the detection of suspicious executables running from mounted devices, a common tactic used for defense evasion and malware deployment.

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3r 2t