Out of the Woods: The Threat Hunting Podcast

In this episode of Out of the Woods, Scott Poley and Tom Kostura review key findings from the Q2 2026 Threat Hunt Report and discuss what stood out across the quarter. They cover supply chain compromises, growing abuse of Node.js and Bun runtimes, a surge in credential harvesting following the Florida Bleed campaign, and a shrinking window between vulnerability disclosure and exploitation tied to the MS Nightmare vulnerabilities.
The episode also touches on recent threat profiles, including the Iranian-linked actor Cavern Manticore and a fast-moving intrusion that went from an SEO-poisoned download to full ransomware encryption in under 48 hours, with a focus on what these patterns mean for threat hunters and defenders.
Download the full Q2 2026 Threat Hunt Report: https://www.intel471.com/resources/whitepapers/threat-hunt-report-q2-2026
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Top Headlines:

welivesecurity | Gamaredon in 2025: Leveraging tunnels, workers, dead drops, and new alliances: https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/eset-research/gamaredon-2025-leveraging-tunnels-workers-dead-drops-new-alliances/

Adversa AI | AI coding agents vulnerability: GuardFall shell injeciton: https://adversa.ai/blog/opensource-ai-coding-agents-shell-injection-vulnerability/

JFrog Security Research | Hijacked npm Packages Use Novel VSCode Autorun and Blockchain Dead Drops to Deploy a Credential/Crypto Stealer: https://research.jfrog.com/post/hijacked-npm-vscode-tasks-blockchain/

Blackpoint Cyber | A Djinn in the Machine: TaskWeaver’s Node.js Intrusion Chain: https://blackpointcyber.com/blog/a-djinn-in-the-machine-taskweavers-node-js-intrusion-chain/

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Top Headlines:

JFrog | From PostCSS Masquerading to Windows RAT: https://research.jfrog.com/post/from-postcss-typosquat-to-windows-rat/

Elastic | Lost in relocation: analysis of a new loader distributing CASTLESTEALER: https://www.elastic.co/security-labs/oxloader-malware-loader-infostealer

SOCRadar | Dismantling-FortiBleed: https://socradar.io/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Dismantling-FortiBleed.pdf

SANS | Own AI Securely: The SANS Secure AI Blueprint: https://www.sans.org/white-papers/own-ai-securely-sans-secure-ai-blueprint

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Top Headlines:

Trend Micro | Old WinRAR Flaw Fuels Attacks on Ukraine: How Unmanaged Software Keeps the Door Open: https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/research/26/f/old-winrar-flaw-fuels-attacks-on-ukraine.html

The Hacker News | Researchers Build Self-Replicating AI Worm That Operates Entirely on Local, Open-Weight Models: https://thehackernews.com/2026/06/researchers-build-self-replicating-ai.html

Huntress | Unpatched NTLM Leakage in Windows search: URI Handler, Same Bug, No CVE, No Fix | Huntress: https://www.huntress.com/blog/unpatched-ntlm-leak-windows-search-uri-handler

aikido.dev | Red Hat npm Packages Compromised to Spread a Credential-Stealing Worm: https://www.aikido.dev/blog/red-hat-npm-packages-compromised-credential-stealing-worm?_gl=1*8wn4a9*_up*MQ..*_gs*MQ..&gclid=Cj0KCQjw_vnQBhCxARIsADcZyxL-SVitznmoZxhQ5DpjJdXLfpMZyybysJ0YaiJmipzBYpqtqpTk2GUaAtsMEALw_wcB&gbraid=0AAAAApQ3BFhNDUDPZ7DnB3pGVCSCcmPoZ

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Understanding your environment is one of the most overlooked parts of threat hunting, and one of the most important. This live episode focuses on how to profile your environment, work through both existing and newly onboarded datasets, and build a clear picture of what normal actually looks like across your telemetry.
The conversation centers on practical approaches. How to think about your data. How to ask better questions. How to work through common challenges like incomplete visibility, noisy datasets, and inconsistent logging across tools. The session will include real examples, lessons learned, and the methods used to turn raw data into meaningful hunting insight.
This episode is built for practitioners who want to move beyond reactive detection and make decisions grounded in a deep understanding of their own systems, data, and gaps.
What We’ll Cover:

How to profile your environment and baseline normal activity across datasets

Approaches for working with new and unfamiliar telemetry sources

Techniques for handling noisy data and inconsistent logging

Ways to identify and account for visibility gaps

Practical examples from real-world threat hunting workflows

Watch the episode here: https://youtu.be/Uv46waZVAC0