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Overview

$5,000+

Min Project Size

50 - 249

Employees

2020

Year Founded

ABOUT COVERTSWARM

YOU DESERVE TO BE HACKED.

CovertSwarm delivers constant cyber attack simulations across digital, physical, and social surfaces. Traditional security testing fails because attackers don't wait for your next annual pen test. We give you a relentless adversary—a swarm of full-time ethical hackers attacking your systems, people, and physical security every month. If we can't break in, you'll know your defenses work. When we do? You'll fix it before real attackers find it. Our Constant Cyber Attack subscription includes real-time attack surface monitoring via the CovertSwarm Portal, direct access to your ethical hacker team, and monthly attack cycles with no rigid scopes or hidden fees. We're CREST-accredited for CBEST and STAR-FS, meeting the most demanding regulatory standards for financial services and beyond. We work with organizations from financial services, healthcare, crypto through to SaaS. Starting at less than the cost of a single security hire, we make offensive security accessible to companies that refuse to gamble with point-in-time assessments. Stop testing. Start attacking.

Languages Spoken

English

HIGHLIGHTS

$5,000+

Min Project Size

50 - 249

Employees

2020

Year Founded

Services

Focus

Industries

Clients

Services Provided

100% Cybersecurity Assessments & Hardening

About the Team

OUR STORY

Our Story CovertSwarm emerged from a key observation: businesses that undergo regular penetration tests still face breaches. The issue lies not in the quality of the testing, but in the approach. Yearly assessments can create a misleading sense of security, while attackers are always on the lookout for vulnerabilities. We developed a subscription-based service that reflects this reality, providing ongoing attacks across digital, physical, and social dimensions. There are no artificial parameters—just dedicated ethical hackers relentlessly seeking out weaknesses as genuine threat actors would.

Portfolio

IMAGE UPLOAD BECAME A POTENTIAL NIGHTMARE

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The challenge Araco, operating at the forefront of Brazil’s fast-changing betting industry, had to strike a balance between rapid development and security. Their platform was processing transactions for thousands of users and handling vast amounts of sensitive data and payments. To support their agile development, they reached out for ongoing testing, recognizing that occasional security checks wouldn't be sufficient to uncover potential vulnerabilities in their dynamic market. The discovery What began as a standard enumeration quickly escalated into something far more intriguing. Our Initial Access Broker team uncovered an exposed directory that led to references of their source code. Initially, we encountered a 404 Error response, which would typically cause most attackers to halt their efforts. However, we continued our investigation, and it was in the subdirectories where the potential for an attack unfolded. Picture it as discovering not only the blueprints of their platform but also the architect’s personal notes, with every commit, code change, and development decision laid bare. The breach The route to complete administrative access commenced with an apparently minor oversight—an exposed directory. From this index file, we gleaned information about 6,915 files within their repository, reconstructing their system’s architecture like a digital puzzle. The true ingenuity unfolded in our next steps. We pinpointed a vulnerability in their image upload script, while most security teams might look for obvious file upload bypasses. We instead created a legitimate image file that contained our payload. The impact The consequences were significant. With this level of access, a malicious individual could have:

THE LUXEMBOURG JOB

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**The Situation** The organization was seeking to evaluate both physical security measures and local procedures at its remote offices in Europe. This included examining site security, identifying physical vulnerabilities, assessing untested environments, and pinpointing security blind spots. **The Task** A cybersecurity expert (let's refer to him as Doug) was sent to the client's office in Luxembourg to conduct an assessment of physical security and social engineering tactics. Rather than using the slow entrance from an underground parking garage, Doug easily accessed the reception area by following a delivery driver inside. He chose a quiet, empty room to set up his laptop, which was equipped with a 'dropbox' designed to infiltrate the company’s domain in order to secure administrative privileges. As he executed his scripts, Doug remained undisturbed at his station for nearly three hours. However, things did not unfold entirely as expected. Doug opted to roam the office and ensured his phone was prepared for remote updates. After enjoying some coffee and chatting with employees, the Managing Director (MD) arrived. Noticing there was no record of Doug signing in at reception, the MD grew suspicious. Although Doug managed to withstand some intense questioning in a locked room, he realized the situation had become serious when he spotted two police officers entering the building. To diffuse the escalating tension, he presented his authorization letter, signed by the company’s Chief Technology Officer, which confirmed his presence. This served as his "get out of jail free" card. The MD felt satisfied to have caught Doug before he could cause any harm, only to be taken aback when Doug revealed his phone, still linked to the dropbox, which displayed the message ‘Domain Admin Obtained.’

ALICE (AND BOB) IN BLUNDERLAND

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**The Client** Client confidentiality is crucial to us, so while we cannot disclose specific names, it's important to note that top global organizations rely on us for their offensive cybersecurity needs. In this instance, the client is a financial services firm with a significant workforce spread across several countries. **The Brief** CovertSwarm was commissioned to evaluate both the physical and technical security measures of the client by conducting simulated physical and network-based attacks at their headquarters. **The Mission** Our engagement team consisted of two members, whom we’ll refer to as Bob and Alice. The operation began around 9:30 AM, with Bob and Alice observing the office building from their vehicle across the street. They spotted what seemed to be a publicly accessible smoking area and proceeded to approach it. **The Takeaway** Bob and Alice carried out their covert operation for four more days, only disclosing their identities to the entire company at the conclusion of their engagement during security awareness training sessions related to their activities on site. This operation was tremendously beneficial, as it uncovered procedural weaknesses that the client was able to address. Furthermore, the experience served as a relatable lesson for the company, thanks to Bob and Alice's numerous interactions with different employees throughout the week.

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