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The Rise of Collaborative Tactics Among China-aligned Cyber Espionage Campaigns

The Rise of Collaborative Tactics Among China-aligned Cyber Espionage Campaigns 2025-10-22 at 22:17 By Trend™ Research examines the complex collaborative relationship between China-aligned APT groups via the new “Premier Pass-as-a-Service” model, exemplified by the recent activities of Earth Estries and Earth Naga. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View […]

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Fast, Broad, and Elusive: How Vidar Stealer 2.0 Upgrades Infostealer Capabilities

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Fast, Broad, and Elusive: How Vidar Stealer 2.0 Upgrades Infostealer Capabilities 2025-10-22 at 01:10 By Trend Research examines the latest version of the Vidar stealer, which features a full rewrite in C, a multithreaded architecture, and several enhancements that warrant attention. Its timely evolution suggests that Vidar is positioning itself to occupy the space left

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Shifts in the Underground: The Impact of Water Kurita’s (Lumma Stealer) Doxxing

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Shifts in the Underground: The Impact of Water Kurita’s (Lumma Stealer) Doxxing 2025-10-16 at 17:45 By A targeted underground doxxing campaign exposed alleged core members of Lumma Stealer (Water Kurita), resulting in a sharp decline in its activity and a migration of customers to rival infostealer platforms. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro

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Operation Zero Disco: Attackers Exploit Cisco SNMP Vulnerability to Deploy Rootkits

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Operation Zero Disco: Attackers Exploit Cisco SNMP Vulnerability to Deploy Rootkits 2025-10-15 at 23:22 By Trend™ Research has uncovered an attack campaign exploiting the Cisco SNMP vulnerability CVE-2025-20352, allowing remote code execution and rootkit deployment on unprotected devices, with impacts observed on Cisco 9400, 9300, and legacy 3750G series. This article is an excerpt from

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Weaponized AI Assistants & Credential Thieves

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Weaponized AI Assistants & Credential Thieves 2025-10-09 at 15:01 By Learn the state of AI and the NPM ecosystem with the recent s1ngularity’ weaponized AI for credential theft. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source React to this headline:

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RondoDox: From Targeting Pwn2Own Vulnerabilities to Shotgunning Exploits

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RondoDox: From Targeting Pwn2Own Vulnerabilities to Shotgunning Exploits 2025-10-09 at 15:01 By Trend™ Research and ZDI Threat Hunters have identified a large-scale RondoDox botnet campaign exploiting over 50 vulnerabilities across more than 30 vendors, including flaws first seen in Pwn2Own contests. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original

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How Your AI Chatbot Can Become a Backdoor

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How Your AI Chatbot Can Become a Backdoor 2025-10-08 at 17:54 By In this post of THE AI BREACH, learn how your Chatbot can become a backdoor. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source React to this headline:

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Self-Propagating Malware Spreading Via WhatsApp, Targets Brazilian Users

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Self-Propagating Malware Spreading Via WhatsApp, Targets Brazilian Users 2025-10-04 at 01:35 By Trend™ Research has identified an active campaign spreading via WhatsApp through a ZIP file attachment. When executed, the malware establishes persistence and hijacks the compromised WhatsApp account to send copies of itself to the victim’s contacts. This article is an excerpt from Trend

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New LockBit 5.0 Targets Windows, Linux, ESXi

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New LockBit 5.0 Targets Windows, Linux, ESXi 2025-09-25 at 21:26 By Trend™ Research analyzed source binaries from the latest activity from notorious LockBit ransomware with their 5.0 version that exhibits advanced obfuscation, anti-analysis techniques, and seamless cross-platform capabilities for Windows, Linux, and ESXi systems. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and

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This Is How Your LLM Gets Compromised

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This Is How Your LLM Gets Compromised 2025-09-24 at 22:27 By Poisoned data. Malicious LoRAs. Trojan model files. AI attacks are stealthier than ever—often invisible until it’s too late. Here’s how to catch them before they catch you. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source React to

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AI-Powered App Exposes User Data, Creates Risk of Supply Chain Attacks

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AI-Powered App Exposes User Data, Creates Risk of Supply Chain Attacks 2025-09-24 at 01:02 By Trend™ Research’s analysis of Wondershare RepairIt reveals how the AI-driven app exposed sensitive user data due to unsecure cloud storage practices and hardcoded credentials, creating risks of model tampering and supply chain attacks. This article is an excerpt from Trend

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How AI-Native Development Platforms Enable Fake Captcha Pages

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How AI-Native Development Platforms Enable Fake Captcha Pages 2025-09-19 at 11:45 By Cybercriminals are abusing AI-native platforms like Vercel, Netlify, and Lovable to host fake captcha pages that deceive users, bypass detection, and drive phishing campaigns. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source React to this headline:

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What We Know About the NPM Supply Chain Attack

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What We Know About the NPM Supply Chain Attack 2025-09-18 at 13:34 By Trend™ Research outlines the critical details behind the ongoing NPM supply chain attack and offers essential steps to stay protected against potential compromise. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source React to this headline:

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EvilAI Operators Use AI-Generated Code and Fake Apps for Far-Reaching Attacks

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EvilAI Operators Use AI-Generated Code and Fake Apps for Far-Reaching Attacks 2025-09-12 at 06:16 By Combining AI-generated code and social engineering, EvilAI operators are executing a rapidly expanding campaign, disguising their malware as legitimate applications to bypass security, steal credentials, and persistently compromise organizations worldwide. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News

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Unmasking The Gentlemen Ransomware: Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures Revealed

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Unmasking The Gentlemen Ransomware: Tactics, Techniques, and Procedures Revealed 2025-09-09 at 13:08 By An analysis of the Gentlemen ransomware group, which employs advanced, adaptive tactics, techniques, and procedure to target critical industries worldwide. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source React to this headline:

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An MDR Analysis of the AMOS Stealer Campaign Targeting macOS via ‘Cracked’ Apps

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An MDR Analysis of the AMOS Stealer Campaign Targeting macOS via ‘Cracked’ Apps 2025-09-04 at 22:22 By Trend™ Research analyzed a campaign distributing Atomic macOS Stealer (AMOS), a malware family targeting macOS users. Attackers disguise the malware as “cracked” versions of legitimate apps, luring users into installation. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro

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TAOTH Campaign Exploits End-of-Support Software to Target Traditional Chinese Users and Dissidents

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TAOTH Campaign Exploits End-of-Support Software to Target Traditional Chinese Users and Dissidents 2025-08-28 at 14:22 By The TAOTH campaign exploited abandoned software and spear-phishing to deploy multiple malware families, targeting dissidents and other high-value individuals across Eastern Asia. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source React to

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Warlock: From SharePoint Vulnerability Exploit to Enterprise Ransomware

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Warlock: From SharePoint Vulnerability Exploit to Enterprise Ransomware 2025-08-20 at 19:25 By Warlock ransomware exploits unpatched Microsoft SharePoint vulnerabilities to gain access, escalate privileges, steal credentials, move laterally, and deploy ransomware with data exfiltration across enterprise environments. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source React to this

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Crypto24 Ransomware Group Blends Legitimate Tools with Custom Malware for Stealth Attacks

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Crypto24 Ransomware Group Blends Legitimate Tools with Custom Malware for Stealth Attacks 2025-08-14 at 11:38 By Crypto24 is a ransomware group that stealthily blends legitimate tools with custom malware, using advanced evasion techniques to bypass security and EDR technologies. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View Original Source React

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New Ransomware Charon Uses Earth Baxia APT Techniques to Target Enterprises

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New Ransomware Charon Uses Earth Baxia APT Techniques to Target Enterprises 2025-08-12 at 13:10 By We uncovered Charon, a new ransomware strainfamily that uses advanced APT-style techniques, including DLL sideloading, process injection, and anti-EDR capabilities, to target organizations with customized ransom demands. This article is an excerpt from Trend Micro Research, News and Perspectives View

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