The ZDI announced the categories and specific targets, effectively creating a "bounty hitlist" for researchers:
On October 3rd, a security researcher in Vietnam uploaded a proof-of-concept for an authentication bypass affecting enterprise web applications built on ZK (a popular Java framework for ERP systems). The vulnerability allowed unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code via crafted serialized objects in the rmi binding. 0day and hitlist week 01102024 work
The speed from private disclosure to mass exploitation is now under 48 hours. The "work" cannot rely on vendors to release patches. Instead, organizations need . The CLFS exploit, for example, triggered unusual PsSetCreateProcessNotifyRoutine calls. If you had EDR watching for that, you didn't need a signature. The ZDI announced the categories and specific targets,
This week focuses on identifying emerging "unseen" threats and cross-referencing them against your organization's high-value asset inventory. Part 2: Weekly Operations Guide 1. Intelligence & Reconnaissance The "work" cannot rely on vendors to release patches
The term in the context of week 01102024 does not refer to a literal assassination list. In cybersecurity operations work, a hitlist is a prioritized list of IP addresses, domain names, employee email addresses, or asset fingerprints that an attacker intends to compromise within a short window (usually 3-5 days).
Current progress against the hitlist is [On Track/Delayed]. We have identified [Number] 0day items that required immediate pivot from the original weekly plan. Detailing the 0day Impact: