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IoT Botnet Linked to Large-scale DDoS Attacks Since the End of 2024

IoT Botnet Linked to Large-scale DDoS Attacks Since the End of 2024 2025-01-17 at 11:19 By Since the end of 2024, we have been continuously monitoring large-scale DDoS attacks orchestrated by an IoT botnet exploiting vulnerable IoT devices such as wireless routers and IP cameras. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News […]

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How Cracks and Installers Bring Malware to Your Device

How Cracks and Installers Bring Malware to Your Device 2025-01-10 at 09:35 By Our research shows how attackers use platforms like YouTube to spread fake installers via trusted hosting services, employing encryption to evade detection and steal sensitive browser data. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source

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Information Stealer Masquerades as LDAPNightmare (CVE-2024-49113) PoC Exploit

Information Stealer Masquerades as LDAPNightmare (CVE-2024-49113) PoC Exploit 2025-01-09 at 09:17 By Our blog entry discusses a fake PoC exploit for LDAPNightmare (CVE-2024-49113) that is being used to distribute information-stealing malware. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source React to this headline:

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Trend Micro Contributes and Maps Container Security to MITRE ATT&CK: A Game-Changer for Cyber Defense

Trend Micro Contributes and Maps Container Security to MITRE ATT&CK: A Game-Changer for Cyber Defense 2025-01-07 at 18:01 By Trend Micro leads the way by mapping its Container Security detection capabilities to the MITRE ATT&CK framework for Containers and contributing real-world attack data. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives

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AI Pulse: Top AI Trends from 2024 – A Look Back

AI Pulse: Top AI Trends from 2024 – A Look Back 2025-01-03 at 22:18 By In this edition of AI Pulse, let’s look back at top AI trends from 2024 in the rear view so we can more clearly predicts AI trends for 2025 and beyond. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research,

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Python-Based NodeStealer Version Targets Facebook Ads Manager

Python-Based NodeStealer Version Targets Facebook Ads Manager 2024-12-19 at 09:46 By In this blog entry, Trend Micro’s Managed XDR team discuss their investigation into how the latest variant of NodeStealer is delivered through spear-phishing attacks, potentially leading to malware execution, data theft, and the exfiltration of sensitive information via Telegram. This article is an excerpt

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Link Trap: GenAI Prompt Injection Attack

Link Trap: GenAI Prompt Injection Attack 2024-12-17 at 03:20 By Prompt injection exploits vulnerabilities in generative AI to manipulate its behavior, even without extensive permissions. This attack can expose sensitive data, making awareness and preventive measures essential. Learn how it works and how to stay protected. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research,

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MITRE ATT&CK 2024 Results for Enterprise Security

MITRE ATT&CK 2024 Results for Enterprise Security 2024-12-11 at 19:18 By Enterprise 2024 will incorporate multiple, smaller emulations for a more nuanced and targeted evaluation of defensive capabilities. We’re excited to offer two distinct adversary focus areas: Ransomware targeting Windows and Linux, and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea’s targeting macOS. This article is an

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MOONSHINE Exploit Kit and DarkNimbus Backdoor Enabling Earth Minotaur’s Multi-Platform Attacks

MOONSHINE Exploit Kit and DarkNimbus Backdoor Enabling Earth Minotaur’s Multi-Platform Attacks 2024-12-05 at 09:33 By Trend Micro’s monitoring of the MOONSHINE exploit kit revealed how it’s used by the threat actor Earth Minotaur to exploit Android messaging app vulnerabilities and install the DarkNimbus backdoor for surveillance. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research,

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The Road to Agentic AI: Exposed Foundations

The Road to Agentic AI: Exposed Foundations 2024-12-04 at 17:18 By Our research into Retrieval Augmented Generation (RAG) systems uncovered at least 80 unprotected servers. We highlight this problem, which can lead to potential data loss and unauthorized access. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source React

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Gafgyt Malware Targeting Docker Remote API Servers

Gafgyt Malware Targeting Docker Remote API Servers 2024-12-03 at 11:50 By Our researchers identified threat actors exploiting misconfigured Docker servers to spread the Gafgyt malware. This threat traditionally targets IoT devices; this new tactic signals a change in its behavior. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source

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AI Pulse: The Good from AI and the Promise of Agentic

AI Pulse: The Good from AI and the Promise of Agentic 2024-12-03 at 03:54 By The perils of AI get a lot of airtime, but what are the upsides? This issue of AI Pulse looks at some of the good AI can bring, from strengthening cybersecurity to driving health breakthroughs—and how the coming wave of

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Guess Who’s Back – The Return of ANEL in the Recent Earth Kasha Spear-phishing Campaign in 2024

Guess Who’s Back – The Return of ANEL in the Recent Earth Kasha Spear-phishing Campaign in 2024 2024-11-26 at 10:33 By Trend Micro has identified a spear-phishing campaign active in Japan since June 2024. Evidence about the malware used by this campaign suggests this was part of a new operation by Earth Kasha. This article

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Spot the Difference: Earth Kasha’s New LODEINFO Campaign And The Correlation Analysis With The APT10 Umbrella

Spot the Difference: Earth Kasha’s New LODEINFO Campaign And The Correlation Analysis With The APT10 Umbrella 2024-11-19 at 11:01 By LODEINFO is a malware used in attacks targeting mainly Japan since 2019. Trend Micro has been tracking the group as Earth Kasha. We have identified a new campaign connected to this group with significant updates

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Inside Water Barghest’s Rapid Exploit-to-Market Strategy for IoT Devices

Inside Water Barghest’s Rapid Exploit-to-Market Strategy for IoT Devices 2024-11-18 at 11:33 By In this blog entry, we discuss Water Barghest’s exploitation of IoT devices, transforming them into profitable assets through advanced automation and monetization techniques. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source React to this headline:

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Trend Micro and Japanese Partners Reveal Hidden Connections Among SEO Malware Operations

Trend Micro and Japanese Partners Reveal Hidden Connections Among SEO Malware Operations 2024-11-11 at 11:18 By Trend Micro researchers, in collaboration with Japanese authorities, analyzed links between SEO malware families used in SEO poisoning attacks that lead users to fake shopping sites. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View

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Breaking Down Earth Estries’ Persistent TTPs in Prolonged Cyber Operations

Breaking Down Earth Estries’ Persistent TTPs in Prolonged Cyber Operations 2024-11-08 at 02:00 By Discover how Earth Estries employs a diverse set of tactics, techniques, and tools, including malware such as Zingdoor and Snappybee, for its campaigns. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source React to this

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SOC Around the Clock: World Tour Survey Findings

SOC Around the Clock: World Tour Survey Findings 2024-11-05 at 05:49 By Trend surveyed 750 cybersecurity professionals in 49 countries to learn more about the state of cybersecurity, from job pressures to the need for more advanced tools. Explore what SOC teams had to say. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News

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AI Pulse: Election Deepfakes, Disasters, Scams & more

AI Pulse: Election Deepfakes, Disasters, Scams & more 2024-10-31 at 22:02 By In the final weeks before November’s U.S. election, cybersecurity experts were calling October 2024 the “month of mischief”—a magnet for bad actors looking to disrupt the democratic process through AI-generated misinformation. This issue of AI Pulse looks at what can be done about

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Attacker Abuses Victim Resources to Reap Rewards from Titan Network

Attacker Abuses Victim Resources to Reap Rewards from Titan Network 2024-10-30 at 09:47 By In this blog entry, we discuss how an attacker took advantage of the Atlassian Confluence vulnerability CVE-2023-22527 to connect servers to the Titan Network for cryptomining purposes. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original

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