Bulwark Black — Cyber Threat Intelligence
Bulwark Black LLC is a veteran-owned (SDVOSB) cyber threat intelligence and software studio serving clients remotely across the United States, with on-site service around the Olympic Peninsula and Jefferson County, Washington. We publish threat reporting and build websites, apps, and practical AI automations.
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Russian Threat Intelligence
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APT29-Linked Mobile Watering Holes: Patch the Phone, Recover the Sessions
Sekoia links mobile watering holes to APT29 with moderate-to-high confidence. Verify phone updates and recover exposed sessions separately from device cleanup.
Cyclops Blink on Cisco FMC Shows Why Edge Appliances Need Compromise Review
Sophos CTU and Cisco Talos reporting on Cyclops Blink activity against Cisco Secure FMC shows why edge security appliances need compromise review, not just emergency patching.
OWAReaper Shows Why Exchange Mailboxes Need Post-Patch Compromise Review
Resecurity’s OWAReaper report shows why on-prem Exchange response cannot stop at patching: defenders need mailbox-permission audits, token revocation, OWA exposure control, and post-patch compromise review.
Chinese Threat Intelligence
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VAPOR PANDA’s ARTEX Campaign: Close the Trust Gaps Behind Parallel Intrusions
CrowdStrike’s VAPOR PANDA research connects parallel ARTEX intrusions with stale signing keys, broad cloud authority and endpoint blind spots. Recover trust, not just the entry point.
BRONZE SANDCASTLE: Hunt the DLL Load Chain, Not the Trusted Executable
Sophos details BRONZE SANDCASTLE DLL sideloading and memory-resident payloads. Practical hunting and response priorities for lean security teams.
Dutch Warning on Chinese Edge-Device Attacks Shows Why Firewall Logs Must Leave the Firewall
A Dutch AIVD/MIVD/NCSC advisory warns that Chinese actors are expected to intensify edge-device exploitation. For SMBs and government contractors, the priority is centralized logging, segmentation, forensic readiness, and faster perimeter patch decisions.
North Korean Threat Intelligence
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Trojanized Terraform Providers Show IaC Pipelines Are Developer Endpoints
Zscaler ThreatLabz detailed a suspected TraderTraitor campaign using a fake Terraform provider to launch cross-platform malware. The practical lesson: infrastructure-as-code plugins run on developer and CI/CD systems, so they need endpoint controls, provenance checks, and egress monitoring.
Web3 C2 Shows Why Build Pipelines Need Egress Controls
Unit 42 warns that supply-chain malware is using Web3 infrastructure to hide command-and-control while stealing cloud credentials from developer workstations and CI/CD runners.
Ted Backdoor Shows Why Edge Load Balancers Need Compromise Review
Rapid7’s DPRK-attributed ted backdoor and curlRAT research shows why HAProxy, SSH, cron, and other Linux edge services need integrity checks, centralized logs, and post-compromise review.
Iranian Threat Intelligence
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Blinder Tunnel Shows How Developer Trust Becomes Critical Infrastructure Risk
Unit 42 reports an Iran-nexus campaign using fake Dubai Airports recruitment lures, weaponized Visual Studio projects, GitHub-based command-and-control, and tunneling tools against Iraqi critical infrastructure. The lesson for SMBs and government contractors: developer workflows need the same identi
NodeRabbit and PollCat Show Why Developer Workstations Need Recruiting-Lure Controls
Mirage Kitten’s NodeRabbit and PollCat malware campaigns show why fake recruiter coding tests are a practical workstation, credential, and supply-chain risk for SMBs and government contractors.
HOLLOWGRAPH Shows Why Microsoft 365 Is Now Part of the C2 Battlefield
Group-IB’s HOLLOWGRAPH research shows how attackers can turn Microsoft 365 calendars, Graph API traffic, and DNS into covert command-and-control. Here is what SMBs and government contractors should hunt for now.
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Bulwark Black also builds
All services →Websites & Web Apps
Fast, clean marketing sites and custom web apps built for your business, not a template you have to fight. Designed, built, and deployed by the person who will maintain it.
Custom iOS Apps
Native iPhone and iPad apps built for businesses and published to the App Store. From a focused single-purpose tool to a full product, designed, developed, and shipped end to end.
AI & Automation
Practical AI setup and quiet automation that saves you real hours. We pick the right tools, wire them into how you actually work, and skip the hype when it does not fit.
Home & Business IT + Cybersecurity
Computer help, Wi-Fi and networking, Starlink setup, and security fundamentals for homes and small businesses. Remote nationwide, with on-site support around the Olympic Peninsula and Kitsap County.
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Cisco Expressway Root RCE: Patch the Cluster and Check Service Reachability
Cisco’s critical clustered Expressway flaw requires persistent cookies and database-service access. Upgrade to the documented fixed release and review cluster trust boundaries.
Pulsar Manager Is Retired: Remove the Console and Recover Cluster Credentials
Every released Pulsar Manager version is affected by a critical unauthenticated credential-exposure flaw. No fix is planned: remove the console and assess cluster credential recovery.
Arista VCO Exploitation: Patch the Orchestrator, Review Every Portal Role
Arista confirms active exploitation of CVE-2026-114625. Even read-only VCO tenant access can escalate; patch the correct on-premises branch and preserve control-plane evidence.
SafePay Warning: Prove Your Backups Can Survive an Administrator Compromise
The joint SafePay warning describes credential-driven entry, data theft and backup disruption. Test whether recovery survives the loss of production administrator accounts.
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