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Recon & Mass Exploitation Research

Threat research on reconnaissance and mass exploitation activity from ELLIO. Read the latest threat news and defense analysis.

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Network security timeline dashboard showing activity patterns across countries from Oct 29 to Jan 28, with color-coded threat data by geography, fingerprints, HTTP paths and user agents
Product Updates

New Historical IP Timeline is live

ELLIO Threat Intelligence Platform expands its capabilities with an interactive Historical IP Timeline, giving teams deep visibility into historical IP activity with flexible filtering and report-ready exports.

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ELLIO Product Team ·
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Threat/Vulnerability News

React2Shell in the Wild: Payload Analysis, Active Campaigns, and IoCs

The ELLIO sensor network has been tracking active exploitation of CVE-2025-55182 (React2Shell) in the wild. Here’s what we’re seeing.

ELLIO Threat Research Lab
ELLIO Threat Research Lab ·
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Threat/Vulnerability News

From Scan to Exploit: Inside the Latest Cisco ASA/FTD Campaign

From reconnaissance to exploitation in just 48 hours. See how 75 IPs executed surgical, one-hit attacks on Cisco ASA/FTD devices - and how to disappear from target lists.

ELLIO Threat Research Lab
ELLIO Threat Research Lab ·
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Technical Articles

Every packet tells a story: The evolution of fingerprinting and netsec

The journey began in 1969, when the very first RFC - Request for Comments - was published. Explore key milestones that shaped network security and the practice of network fingerprinting.

ELLIO Threat Research Lab
ELLIO Threat Research Lab ·
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Technical Articles

Video: How to capture real value from network fingerprinting in practice

Learn practical tips for deploying JA4, JA3, and MuonFP fingerprints in your security operations. Get expert insights from Vlad Iliushin and discover how to unlock their full defensive value.

ELLIO Threat Research Lab
ELLIO Threat Research Lab ·
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Product Updates

MITRE ATT&CK® framework now integrated into ELLIO Threat Platform

Transform your threat investigations with the ELLIO Threat Intelligence Platform. Now with MITRE ATT&CK threat mapping and advanced fingerprint analysis.

ELLIO Threat Research Lab
ELLIO Threat Research Lab ·
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Technical Articles

IP Blockling on FortiGate 7.2.0/7.4.0 using ELLIO

This article gives you a simple, step-by-step guide to set up an external IP blocklist and firewall rules on FortiGate 7.2.0/7.4.0. Discover why adding advanced ELLIO Blocklists to your FortiGate v. 7.2.0/7.4.0 is a great way to boost its protection, and how easy it is to set up.

ELLIO Threat Research Lab
ELLIO Threat Research Lab ·
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Technical Articles

IP Blocking vs TCP Fingerprint Blocking: How to Use and Combine Them

Learn how combining Threat Intelligence-based IP blocking and TCP fingerprinting enhances network security by disrupting attacker reconnaissance.

Vlad IliushinELLIO Threat Research Lab
Vlad Iliushin, ELLIO Threat Research Lab ·
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Technical Articles

Managing blocklists using a central platform (part 3)

Learn how SOCs, NOCs and MSSPs are leveraging centralized blocklist management to reduce false positives and simplify security management.

ELLIO Threat Research Lab
ELLIO Threat Research Lab ·