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3 Reasons Attackers Are Using Your Trusted Tools Against You (And Why You Don’t See It Coming)
Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 10:58 AM UTC·Source: The Hacker News
Updated: Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 07:13 PM UTC
Executive Summary
For years, cybersecurity has followed a familiar model: block malware, stop the attack. Now, attackers are moving on to what’s next. Threat actors now use malware less frequently in favor of what’s already inside your environment, including abusing trusted tools, native binaries, and legitimate admin utilities to move laterally, escalate privileges, and persist without raising alarms. Most
Analysis
For years, cybersecurity has followed a familiar model: block malware, stop the attack. Now, attackers are moving on to what’s next. Threat actors now use malware less frequently in favor of what’s already inside your environment, including abusing trusted tools, native binaries, and legitimate admin utilities to move laterally, escalate privileges, and persist without raising alarms. Most