[nighthawk]

July 17, 2026

• Nighthawk 1.0 "Apex" shipped with a cross-platform Avalonia UI (split consoles, team-shared XML themes), new CET-compatible call-stack masking modes (gadgets and syscalls) with customizable synthetic frames, an improved BOF/PE/COFF loader, and new payload and persistence options (Nighthawk C2). · New Tools & Releases

in Live SonicWall Exploitation, a New C2 Release, and AI Agents Tricked Into Running Attacker Commands

July 7, 2026

• MDSec teased a major Nighthawk C2 release, promising new OpSec "stacks" — including three CET-compatible masking techniques — and a new cross-platform UI (Dom Chell). · New Tools & Releases

in A 16-Year-Old KVM Flaw Punches Through the Hypervisor Boundary