Trend Micro Research : Cyber Crime

Smart Contracts for C&C: How ClearFake Hid in Plain Sight on BSC Testnet

Smart Contracts for C&C: How ClearFake Hid in Plain Sight on BSC Testnet 2026-05-26 at 17:32 By TrendAI™ Research analyzed an intrusion where threat actors used the EtherHiding technique to route ClearFake payload delivery through smart contracts on the BNB Smart Chain testnet. The attack chain ended with two simultaneously deployed stealers, SectopRAT and ACRStealer […]

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One Man, One AI, One Fake Persona: Inside the 5-Year Influence and Fraud ‘Patriot Bait’ Campaign

One Man, One AI, One Fake Persona: Inside the 5-Year Influence and Fraud ‘Patriot Bait’ Campaign 2026-05-21 at 13:14 By A solo Russian-speaking threat actor ran a 5-year Telegram channel and, starting September 2025, used AI to automate its content, credential theft, and a cryptocurrency fraud scheme targeting American audiences. This article is an excerpt

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From Misconfigured Spring Boot Actuator to SharePoint Exfiltration: How Stolen Credentials Bypass MFA

From Misconfigured Spring Boot Actuator to SharePoint Exfiltration: How Stolen Credentials Bypass MFA 2026-03-18 at 12:35 By Not every cloud breach starts with malware or a zero-day. In this incident, attackers discovered an exposed Spring Boot Actuator endpoint, harvested credentials from leaked configuration data, then used the OAuth2 Resource Owner Password Credentials (ROPC) flow to

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Trend Micro’s Pivotal Role in INTERPOL’s Operation Sentinel: Dismantling Digital Extortion Networks Across Africa

Trend Micro’s Pivotal Role in INTERPOL’s Operation Sentinel: Dismantling Digital Extortion Networks Across Africa 2025-12-30 at 17:07 By Continuing a Legacy of Successful Collaboration This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source

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Trend Vision One™ Integration with AWS Security Hub CSPM: Unifying Cloud Security

Trend Vision One™ Integration with AWS Security Hub CSPM: Unifying Cloud Security 2025-12-10 at 08:53 By The integration between Trend Vision One and Security Hub CSPM is exactly that, two powerful platforms enhancing each other to keep your AWS infrastructure protected. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original

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What’s your CNAPP maturity?

What’s your CNAPP maturity? 2025-12-02 at 04:53 By More and more enterprises are opting for cloud-native application protection platforms (CNAPPs) instead of complex and hard-to-manage cloud security point solutions. Find out where your organization is on its CNAPP maturity journey. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source

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Trend & AWS Partner on Cloud IPS: One-Click Protection

Trend & AWS Partner on Cloud IPS: One-Click Protection 2025-11-20 at 08:46 By In the race to secure cloud infrastructure, intrusion prevention systems (IPS) remain one of the most critical yet complex at the cloud network layer of defense. For many organizations, deploying IPS in the cloud is a balancing act between agility and control.

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How are you managing cloud risk?

How are you managing cloud risk? 2025-11-05 at 10:08 By Learn why managing cloud risk demands unified visibility, continuous risk assessment, and efficient security operations. Discover how a full-featured CNAPP like Trend Vision One™ Cloud Security enables organizations to move from reactive to proactive cloud protection. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research,

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What’s Your Cybersecurity Maturity?

What’s Your Cybersecurity Maturity? 2025-09-10 at 10:53 By This blog post looks at four key milestones along the cybersecurity maturity journey and poses some questions you can ask to determine the stage of your organization’s progress. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source

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Operation Serengeti 2.0: Trend Micro Helps Law Enforcement Fight Cybercrime in Africa

Operation Serengeti 2.0: Trend Micro Helps Law Enforcement Fight Cybercrime in Africa 2025-08-29 at 11:21 By Operation Serengeti 2.0: With Trend Micro’s support, INTERPOL led a major crackdown across Africa, arresting cybercriminals, dismantling infrastructures, recovering illicit funds, and protecting tens of thousands of victims. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and

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Keeping Pace and Embracing Emerging Technologies

Keeping Pace and Embracing Emerging Technologies 2025-06-10 at 23:47 By Trend Micro and the NEOM McLaren Formula E Team stay ahead of the curve by embracing new technologies, fostering a no-blame culture, and making split-second decisions in high-stakes environments. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source

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Future of Cybersecurity: Will XDR Absorb SIEM & SOAR?

Future of Cybersecurity: Will XDR Absorb SIEM & SOAR? 2025-01-31 at 22:20 By XDR is reshaping cybersecurity by unifying and enhancing SIEM and SOAR capabilities into a single platform. It addresses alert fatigue, improves incident correlation, simplifies operations, and enhances efficiency for SOC teams. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and

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ASRM: A New Pillar for Cyber Insurance Underwriting

ASRM: A New Pillar for Cyber Insurance Underwriting 2025-01-30 at 02:33 By ASRM transforms cyber insurance underwriting by integrating real-time risk assessments, advanced tools (NDR, EDR, Cloud Security, MDR), and proactive mitigation strategies to improve accuracy, reduce claims, and build trust. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original

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Invisible Prompt Injection: A Threat to AI Security

Invisible Prompt Injection: A Threat to AI Security 2025-01-23 at 00:07 By This article explains the invisible prompt injection, including how it works, an attack scenario, and how users can protect themselves. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source

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INTERPOL & Trend’s Fight Against Cybercrime

INTERPOL & Trend’s Fight Against Cybercrime 2024-12-12 at 02:51 By Trend threat intelligence and training were crucial to the success of two major policing operations in 2024 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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5 AI Security Takeaways featuring Forrester

5 AI Security Takeaways featuring Forrester 2024-11-14 at 01:04 By Highlights from the recent discussion between Trend Micro’s David Roth, CRO Enterprise America, and guest speaker Jeff Pollard, VP, Principal Analyst, Forrester about AI hype versus reality and how to secure AI in the workplace. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News

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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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How to Mitigate the Impact of Rogue AI Risks

How to Mitigate the Impact of Rogue AI Risks 2024-10-17 at 23:34 By This is the latest blog in an ongoing series on Rogue AI. Keep following for more technical guidance, case studies, and insights. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source

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