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Agenda Ransomware Group Adds SmokeLoader and NETXLOADER to Their Arsenal

Agenda Ransomware Group Adds SmokeLoader and NETXLOADER to Their Arsenal 2025-05-07 at 11:48 By During our monitoring of Agenda ransomware activities, we uncovered campaigns that made use of the SmokeLoader malware and a new loader we’ve named NETXLOADER. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source React to […]

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NVIDIA Riva Vulnerabilities Leave AI-Powered Speech and Translation Services at Risk

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NVIDIA Riva Vulnerabilities Leave AI-Powered Speech and Translation Services at Risk 2025-04-28 at 11:46 By Trend Research uncovered misconfigurations in NVIDIA Riva deployments, with two vulnerabilities, CVE-2025-23242 and CVE-2025-23243, contributing to their exposure. These security flaws could lead to unauthorized access, resource abuse, and potential misuse or theft of AI-powered inference services, including speech recognition

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Earth Kurma APT Campaign Targets Southeast Asian Government, Telecom Sectors

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Earth Kurma APT Campaign Targets Southeast Asian Government, Telecom Sectors 2025-04-25 at 11:22 By An APT group dubbed Earth Kurma is actively targeting government and telecommunications organizations in Southeast Asia using advanced malware, rootkits, and trusted cloud services to conduct cyberespionage. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original

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CrazyHunter Campaign Targets Taiwanese Critical Sectors

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CrazyHunter Campaign Targets Taiwanese Critical Sectors 2025-04-16 at 11:55 By This blog entry details research on emerging ransomware group CrazyHunter, which has launched a sophisticated campaign aimed at Taiwan’s essential services. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source React to this headline:

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BPFDoor’s Hidden Controller Used Against Asia, Middle East Targets

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BPFDoor’s Hidden Controller Used Against Asia, Middle East Targets 2025-04-14 at 14:12 By A controller linked to BPF backdoor can open a reverse shell, enabling deeper infiltration into compromised networks. Recent attacks have been observed targeting the telecommunications, finance, and retail sectors across South Korea, Hong Kong, Myanmar, Malaysia, and Egypt. This article is an

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CTEM + CREM: Aligning Your Cybersecurity Strategy

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CTEM + CREM: Aligning Your Cybersecurity Strategy 2025-04-09 at 05:41 By Cyber threats evolve daily, and organizations need to move beyond traditional security approaches to stay ahead. That’s why Continuous Threat Exposure Management (CTEM), a concept introduced by Gartner, has been gaining traction. CTEM isn’t just another cybersecurity buzzword; it’s a structured, continuous program designed

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The Espionage Toolkit of Earth Alux: A Closer Look at its Advanced Techniques

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The Espionage Toolkit of Earth Alux: A Closer Look at its Advanced Techniques 2025-03-31 at 12:23 By The cyberespionage techniques of Earth Alux, a China-linked APT group, are putting critical industries at risk. The attacks, aimed at the APAC and Latin American regions, leverage powerful tools and techniques to remain hidden while stealing sensitive data.

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A Deep Dive into Water Gamayun’s Arsenal and Infrastructure

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A Deep Dive into Water Gamayun’s Arsenal and Infrastructure 2025-03-28 at 17:54 By Trend Research discusses the delivery methods, custom payloads, and techniques used by Water Gamayun, the suspected Russian threat actor abusing a zero-day vulnerability in the Microsoft Management Console framework (CVE-2025-26633) to execute malicious code on infected machines. This article is an excerpt

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Cybertron Reshapes AI Security as “Cyber Brain” Grows

Cybertron Reshapes AI Security as “Cyber Brain” Grows 2025-03-27 at 03:02 By Previously exclusive to Trend Vision One customers, select Trend Cybertron models, datasets and agents are now available via open-source. Build advanced security solutions and join us in developing the next generation of AI security technology. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro

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CVE-2025-26633: How Water Gamayun Weaponizes MUIPath using MSC EvilTwin

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CVE-2025-26633: How Water Gamayun Weaponizes MUIPath using MSC EvilTwin 2025-03-25 at 17:18 By Trend Research identified Russian threat actor Water Gamayun exploiting CVE-2025-26633, a zero-day vulnerability in the Microsoft Management Console that attackers exploit to execute malicious code and exfiltrate data. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original

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Albabat Ransomware Group Potentially Expands Targets to Multiple OS, Uses GitHub to Streamline Operations

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Albabat Ransomware Group Potentially Expands Targets to Multiple OS, Uses GitHub to Streamline Operations 2025-03-21 at 11:36 By Trend Research encounters new versions of the Albabat ransomware, which appears to target Windows, Linux, and macOS devices. We also reveal the group’s use of GitHub to streamline their ransomware operation. This article is an excerpt from

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ZDI-CAN-25373: Windows Shortcut Exploit Abused as Zero-Day in Widespread APT Campaigns

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ZDI-CAN-25373: Windows Shortcut Exploit Abused as Zero-Day in Widespread APT Campaigns 2025-03-21 at 07:21 By Trend Zero Day Initiative™ (ZDI) uncovered both state-sponsored and cybercriminal groups extensively exploiting ZDI-CAN-25373, a Windows .lnk file vulnerability that enables hidden command execution. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source React

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SocGholish’s Intrusion Techniques Facilitate Distribution of RansomHub Ransomware

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SocGholish’s Intrusion Techniques Facilitate Distribution of RansomHub Ransomware 2025-03-14 at 07:18 By Trend Research analyzed SocGholish’s MaaS framework and its role in deploying RansomHub ransomware through compromised websites, using highly obfuscated JavaScript loaders to evade detection and execute various malicious tasks. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original

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AI-Assisted Fake GitHub Repositories Fuel SmartLoader and LummaStealer Distribution

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AI-Assisted Fake GitHub Repositories Fuel SmartLoader and LummaStealer Distribution 2025-03-11 at 10:15 By In this blog entry, we uncovered a campaign that uses fake GitHub repositories to distribute SmartLoader, which is then used to deliver Lumma Stealer and other malicious payloads. The campaign leverages GitHub’s trusted reputation to evade detection, using AI-generated content to make

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Updated Shadowpad Malware Leads to Ransomware Deployment

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Updated Shadowpad Malware Leads to Ransomware Deployment 2025-02-20 at 11:18 By In this blog, we discuss about how Shadowpad is being used to deploy a new undetected ransomware family. They deploy the malware exploiting weak passwords and bypassing multi-factor authentication This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source

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CVE-2025-0411: Ukrainian Organizations Targeted in Zero-Day Campaign and Homoglyph Attacks

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CVE-2025-0411: Ukrainian Organizations Targeted in Zero-Day Campaign and Homoglyph Attacks 2025-02-04 at 11:10 By The ZDI team offers an analysis on how CVE-2025-0411, a zero-day vulnerability in 7-Zip, was actively exploited to target Ukrainian organizations in a SmokeLoader campaign involving homoglyph attacks. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View

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Native Sensors vs. Integrations for XDR Platforms?

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Native Sensors vs. Integrations for XDR Platforms? 2025-02-03 at 09:20 By Native sensors vs. integrations in XDR: Native sensors offer faster deployment, real-time detection, and deeper visibility, while integrations may add complexity and delays. Learn how to optimize your XDR strategy for improved security. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and

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Future of Cybersecurity: Will XDR Absorb SIEM & SOAR?

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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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Lumma Stealer’s GitHub-Based Delivery Explored via Managed Detection and Response

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Lumma Stealer’s GitHub-Based Delivery Explored via Managed Detection and Response 2025-01-30 at 10:18 By The Managed XDR team investigated a sophisticated campaign distributing Lumma Stealer through GitHub, where attackers leveraged the platform’s release infrastructure to deliver malware such as SectopRAT, Vidar, and Cobeacon. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives

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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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