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Fortune 500 Tech Enterprise Speeds up Triage and Response with ANY.RUN’s Solutions

In enterprise SaaS, unclear security decisions carry real cost. False positives disrupt customers, while missed threats expose the business.  A Fortune 500 cloud provider addressed this risk by embedding ANY.RUN into SOC investigations, giving analysts the behavioral evidence needed to reduce escalations, improve triage confidence, and make proportionate response decisions at scale.  Company Context and Security Scope  The organization is a…

Emerging Ransomware BQTLock & GREENBLOOD Disrupt Businesses in Minutes 

How long would it take your team to realize ransomware is already running?  The newly identified ransomware families are already causing real business disruption. These threats can disrupt operations fast while also reducing visibility through stealth or cleanup activity, shrinking the time teams have to detect and contain the attack.  Here’s what you should know about BQTLock and GREENBLOOD, and how your team can detect and contain them before…

How to Build Threat Hunting that Defends Your Organization Against Real Attacks

Threat hunting is widely recognized as one of the most important capabilities of a mature SOC. It uncovers stealthy attackers early, reduces dwell time, and prevents security incidents from impacting the business. Yet, in practice, many organizations find that their threat hunting efforts don’t consistently deliver these outcomes.  Let’s take a look at how high-performing security teams make threat hunting more repeatable, measurable, and effective.  Why Threat Hunting Programs Often Fail Before They Start …

How Threat Intelligence Helps Protect Financial Organizations from Business Risk

The financial sector resembles a treasure vault under constant siege. Banks, insurers, and fintech firms are not just custodians of money. They are guardians of irreplaceable personal and corporate data, payment flows, transactional integrity, and trust itself.   When cybercriminals strike, the ripple effects cascade outward, threatening individual savings, corporate balance sheets, national infrastructures, and broader economic confidence.  The Biggest…

Release Notes: Workflow Improvements, MISP Integration & 2,000+ New Detections 

First month of the year, and we’re starting it off with updates that support faster decisions and more predictable SOC operations.  In January, we introduced a major workflow enhancement with the new ANY.RUN Sandbox integration with MISP, alongside expanded detection coverage across behavior signatures, YARA rules, and Suricata.  Let’s find out what this means for your team.  Product Updates  January brought another solid round of improvements…

Enterprise Phishing: How Attackers Abuse Microsoft & Google Platforms 

ANY.RUN observes a growing trend of phishing kit infrastructure being hosted on legitimate cloud and CDN platforms, rather than on newly registered domains. These campaigns often target enterprise users specifically, creating a global threat to businesses. The shift createsserious visibility challenges for security teams, as trusted platforms and valid indicators shield malicious activity from detection.  For a deeper dive, read on and see the breakdown of such cases, along with tips…

SOC & Business Success with ANY.RUN: Real-World Results & Cases 

Running a SOC today means constant trade-offs: too many alerts, not enough people, strict SLAs, and attacks that keep getting smarter. Most leaders aren’t asking for “the next cool product” but a proof that something actually cuts time, risk, and workload in real environments like theirs.  Thousands of organizations already rely on ANY.RUN to reduce analyst load, resolve phishing cases faster, cut unnecessary…

Fix Staff Shortage & Burnout in Your SOC with Better Threat Intelligence

In cybersecurity, humans occupy both ends of the vulnerability spectrum. They click what should never be clicked, reuse passwords like heirlooms, and generously donate credentials to phishing pages that look “kind of legit.”  Yet the same species becomes the strongest link once you step inside a SOC.  Cybersecurity professionals don’t fail because they are careless…

ANY.RUN Sandbox & MISP: Confirm Alerts Faster, Stop Incidents Early 

Most SOC teams are overloaded with routine work. Tier 1 & 2 analysts spend too much time validating alerts, moving samples between tools, and chasing missing context. When integrations are weak, investigations slow down, MTTR grows, and SLAs suffer delays. That directly increases operational risk and cost for the business.   ANY.RUN has already helped teams close part of this…

From Forgotten Tool to Powerful Pivot: Using JA3 to Expose Attackers’ Infrastructure 

A growing skepticism around JA3 is evident, and quite understandable as well. Public lists are rarely updated, and initiatives like JA3-fingerprints have been effectively frozen since 2021, creating the impression that this is a “yesterday’s technology.” However, JA3 fingerprints have not disappeared. Sensors continue to collect them, they appear in reports and threat intelligence interfaces; it’s just that many teams treat them formally, as just another field in logs without meaningful…

Malware Trends Overview Report: 2025 

Summarizing the past year’s threat landscape based on activity observed in ANY.RUN’s Interactive Sandbox, this annual report provides insights into the most detected malware types, families, TTPs, and phishing threats of 2025.  For additional insights, view ANY.RUN’s quarterly malware trends reports.   Key Takeaways  Threat activity surged, with total sandbox sessions up 72% and malicious detections growing proportionally, reflecting increased frequency and depth of analysis among SOCs.  Stealers and RATs maintain dominance, tripling in activity compared to 2024.  Lumma and XWorm led malware family rankings, highlighting…

ANY.RUN & Tines: Scale SOC and Meet SLAs with Powerful Automation 

In busy SOC environments, every minute spent waiting for threat validation slows containment and impacts response metrics. The ANY.RUN integration with Tines delivers trusted verdicts and enriched context in seconds to cut mean time to respond (MTTR) and keep investigations flowing without delays.  ANY.RUN X Tines Integration: Faster Triage with Behavior-Driven Context  The new integration lets your SOC team pull actionable verdicts and…

German Manufacturing Under Phishing Attacks: Tracking a Stealthy AsyncRATCampaign 

Manufacturing companies have quietly become one of the most hunted species in the modern threat landscape. Not because they are careless, but because they are operationally critical, geographically distributed, and often rely on complex IT and OT environments that attackers love to probe.  Key Takeaways  Manufacturing is among the top industries targeted by ransomware groups and advanced campaigns, often with…

CastleLoader: A Deep Dive into Stealthy Loader Targeting Government Sector 

ANY.RUN’s team conducted an extensive malware analysis of CastleLoader, the first link in the chain of attacks impacting various industries, including government agencies and critical infrastructures.  It’s a unique walkthrough of its entire execution path, from a packaged installer to C2 server connection, as well as an overview of a parser developed to extract initialized local variables and automatically decode indicators of compromise (IOCs) featured in them.  Key Takeways  CastleLoader is a stealthy malware loader used as the first stage…

Integrating a Malware Sandbox into SOAR Workflows: Steps, Benefits, and Impact 

SOAR platforms are excellent at moving work forward. They trigger playbooks, route incidents, and enforce consistent response steps. What they don’t do well on their own is confirm what’s actually SOAR helps teams move faster, but speed isn’t the real problem.  The real issue is figuring out what an alert actually means. A sandbox solves that by safely running the file or link…

Release Notes: AI Sigma Rules, Live Threat Landscape & 1,700+ New Detections

ANY.RUN is wrapping up 2025 with updates that take pressure off your SOC and help your team work faster. You can now get AI‑generated Sigma rules, track threats by industry and region, and detect new campaigns with better speed and accuracy.   Let’s see what these improvements bring to your security stack.  Product Updates  Industry & Geo Threat Landscape…

Malware Trends Q4 2025: Inside ANY.RUN’s Latest Threat Landscape Report 

We’re glad to present our regular quarterly report highlighting the most prominent malicious trends of the last three months of 2025, as observed by ANY.RUN’s community.  Following the release of our annual report on key threats and milestones, this report offers a closer look at the threat landscape of the final chapter of 2025.  The Malware Trends report Q4 features top malware types, families, phishing kits, TTPs, APTs, and other notable insights.  You can turn to the previous Q3 report for reference.  Key Takeaways  Threat activity remained steady,…

Year in Review by ANY.RUN: Key Threats, Solutions, and Breakthroughs of 2025 

It’s December — that time of year when we take a pause and look back at how much we’ve achieved.  If you’re reading this, chances are you’ve shared these wins with us. Maybe you’ve launched one analysis, maybe thousands. Maybe you’ve browsed our Threat Intelligence Lookup daily or just joined us. Anyhow, thanks for being here!  2025 kept all of us busy for sure. But it also brought a ton of breakthrough studies, insights, and improvements. Let’s glance back…

5 Ways Threat Intelligence Drives SOC ROI: Board-Ready Cases for CISOs 

When CISOs ask for budget, they are rarely competing against “no security.” They are competing against growth initiatives, product launches, and cost optimization.  Technical jargon and security metrics often fall flat here. To win the conversation, threat intelligence cannot be framed as more data for analysts. It must be positioned as a business enabler that reduces…

SOC Leader’s Playbook: 3 Practical Steps to Faster MTTR 

If you’ve ever looked at a SOC queue and thought, “Where do we even start?” you’re not alone.  Most teams face more alerts than they can realistically investigate, tools that don’t always connect, and investigations that take longer than they should.  In a recent webinar, we shared a simple framework for speeding up detection and response without overloading teams. You can watch the full…

AI Sigma Rules: Scale Threat Detection, Drive Down MTTR 

Security teams face thousands of alerts every single day. Many of them don’t clearly show whether there’s a true threat behind them. Investigation slows down, analysts lose time on low-value signals, and important findings are often buried in noise.  AI Sigma Rules change this routine. With this new capability in ANY.RUN’s Interactive Sandbox, SOC teams can not only see the source of malicious activity…

Phishing Kit Attacks 101: Everything SOC Analysts Should Know 

Phishing used to be easy to spot. Now it looks clean, trusted, and almost perfect. Behind it are phishkits; ready-made attack platforms built to steal credentials, bypass MFA, and hijack live sessions in seconds.  For SOC teams, one click starts the countdown. What looks like a routine alert can already be a live account takeover.  Here’s how these attacks actually…

Phishing Kit Attacks 101: Everything SOC Analysts Should Know 

Phishing used to be easy to spot. Now it looks clean, trusted, and almost perfect. Behind it are phishkits; ready-made attack platforms built to steal credentials, bypass MFA, and hijack live sessions in seconds.  For SOC teams, one click starts the countdown. What looks like a routine alert can already be a live account takeover.  Here’s how these attacks actually…

Track Evolving Cyber Threat Landscape for Your Industry & Country in Real Time 

Effective cyber security depends on knowing which risks matter most. ANY.RUN’s Threat Intelligence Lookup provides industry and geographic context, powered by live attack investigations from 15,000+ companies, that SOC teams need to prioritize alerts, IOCs, and threats with confidence and build their defense strategy for maximum ROI.  Here’s how.  Challenge: Context-free TI Wastes SOC Time  Most threat intelligence sources return long lists of IPs, domains,…

Smile, You’re on Camera: A Live Stream from Inside Lazarus Group’s IT Workers Scheme 

Editor’s note: This work is a collaboration between members of ANY.RUN, the leading sandbox and malware analysis solution, NorthScan, a threat intelligence initiative uncovering North Korean IT worker infiltration, and BCA LTD, a company dedicated to threat intelligence and hunting.  In this article, we’ll uncover an entire North Korean infiltration operation aimed at deploying remote IT workers across different companies in the American financial and crypto/Web3 sectors, with the objective of…

Salty2FA & Tycoon2FA Hybrid: A New Phishing Threat to Enterprises 

 Phishing kits usually have distinct signatures in their delivery methods, infrastructure, and client-side code, which makes attribution fairly predictable. But recent samples began showing traits from two different kits at once, blurring those distinctions.  That’s exactly what ANY.RUN analysts saw with Salty2FA and Tycoon2FA: a sudden drop in Salty activity, the appearance of Tycoon indicators inside Salty-linked chains, and eventually single…

Salty2FA & Tycoon2FA Hybrid: A New Phishing Threat to Enterprises 

 Phishing kits usually have distinct signatures in their delivery methods, infrastructure, and client-side code, which makes attribution fairly predictable. But recent samples began showing traits from two different kits at once, blurring those distinctions.  That’s exactly what ANY.RUN analysts saw with Salty2FA and Tycoon2FA: a sudden drop in Salty activity, the appearance of Tycoon indicators inside Salty-linked chains, and eventually single…

Threat Coverage Digest: New Malware Reports and 5K+ Detection Rules 

November was a packed month for detection coverage. We rolled out new behavioral insights, broadened our visibility across multiple threat families, and strengthened rulesets at every layer. On top of that, our analysts uncovered and documented a new phishing wave targeting Italian organizations through malicious PDF attachments, now fully mapped in a dedicated TI report.  Let’s walk through…

Threat Coverage Digest: New Malware, Fresh Behavior Insights, and 5K+ Detection Rules 

November was a packed month for detection coverage. We rolled out new behavioral insights, broadened our visibility across multiple threat families, and strengthened rulesets at every layer. On top of that, our analysts uncovered and documented a new phishing wave targeting Italian organizations through malicious PDF attachments, now fully mapped in a dedicated TI report.  Let’s walk through…

Major Cyber Attacks in November 2025: XWorm, JSGuLdr Loader, Phoenix Backdoor, Mobile Threats, and More 

Stealers, loaders, and targeted campaigns dominated November’s activity. ANY.RUN analysts examined cases ranging from PNG-based in-memory loading used to deploy XWorm to JSGuLdr, a three-stage JavaScript-to-PowerShell loader pushing PhantomStealer.  Alongside these public cases, three Threat Intelligence Reports detailed new activity across Windows, Linux, and Android, including loader-enabled hijackers, Tor-based cryptotrojan communication, Linux ransomware in Go, MaaS stealers, and a WhatsApp-propagating campaign…

Major Cyber Attacks in November 2025: XWorm, JSGuLdr Loader, Phoenix Backdoor, Mobile Threats, and More 

Stealers, loaders, and targeted campaigns dominated November’s activity. ANY.RUN analysts examined cases ranging from PNG-based in-memory loading used to deploy XWorm to JSGuLdr, a three-stage JavaScript-to-PowerShell loader pushing PhantomStealer.  Alongside these public cases, three Threat Intelligence Reports detailed new activity across Windows, Linux, and Android, including loader-enabled hijackers, Tor-based cryptotrojan communication, Linux ransomware in Go, MaaS stealers, and a WhatsApp-propagating campaign…

How to See Critical Incidents in Alert Overload: A Guide for SOCs and MSSPs 

Alert overload is one of the hardest ongoing challenges for a Tier 1 SOC analyst. Every day brings hundreds, sometimes thousands of alerts waiting to be triaged, categorized, and escalated. Many of them are false positives, duplicates, or low-value notifications that muddy the signal.   When the queue never stops growing, even experienced analysts start losing clarity, missing…

How to See Critical Incidents in Alert Overload: A Guide for SOCs and MSSPs 

Alert overload is one of the hardest ongoing challenges for a Tier 1 SOC analyst. Every day brings hundreds, sometimes thousands of alerts waiting to be triaged, categorized, and escalated. Many of them are false positives, duplicates, or low-value notifications that muddy the signal.   When the queue never stops growing, even experienced analysts start losing clarity, missing…

Detected in 60 Seconds: How to Identify Phishing with a Malware Sandbox 

In many SOCs, phishing analysis still follows the same old pattern: manually pull apart URLs, inspect attachments by hand, take screenshots, collect indicators one by one… and hope nothing slips through in the process. It’s careful work, but slow.  A sandbox flips that workflow on its head.  Every step analysts normally handle themselves is condensed into…

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Detected in 60 Seconds: How to Identify Phishing with a Malware Sandbox 

In many SOCs, phishing analysis still follows the same old pattern: manually pull apart URLs, inspect attachments by hand, take screenshots, collect indicators one by one… and hope nothing slips through in the process. It’s careful work, but slow.  A sandbox flips that workflow on its head.  Every step analysts normally handle themselves is condensed into…

LOLBin Attacks Explained with Examples: Everything SOC Teams Need to Know 

Some attacks smash the door open. LOLBins just borrow your keys and walk right in.  They’re tricky because tools everyone trusts suddenly start doing things that don’t match their usual job; loading odd-looking modules, decoding files that shouldn’t need decoding, or quietly handing work off to hidden PowerShell scripts. At first glance it all feels…

LOLBin Attacks Explained with Examples: Everything SOC Teams Need to Know 

Some attacks smash the door open. LOLBins just borrow your keys and walk right in.  They’re tricky because tools everyone trusts suddenly start doing things that don’t match their usual job; loading odd-looking modules, decoding files that shouldn’t need decoding, or quietly handing work off to hidden PowerShell scripts. At first glance it all feels…

Healthcare MSSP Cuts Phishing Triage by 76% and Launches Proactive Defense with ANY.RUN 

Scaling as a managed security provider can be a mixed blessing. Growth comes with more revenue, but also with increasingly high demands related to maintaining SLAs, quality, and compliance. For MSSPs in healthcare, this pressure is intensified by regulations like HIPAA and NIS2, along with the striking cost of a single mistake.  This was a…

Healthcare MSSP Cuts Phishing Triage by 76% and Launches Proactive Defense with ANY.RUN 

Scaling as a managed security provider can be a mixed blessing. Growth comes with more revenue, but also with increasingly high demands related to maintaining SLAs, quality, and compliance. For MSSPs in healthcare, this pressure is intensified by regulations like HIPAA and NIS2, along with the striking cost of a single mistake.  This was a…

Solve Alert Fatigue, Focus on High-Risk Incidents: An Action Plan for CISOs 

How many real threats hide behind the noise your SOC faces every day?  When hundreds of alerts demand attention at once, even the best analysts start to lose focus. The nonstop pressure to react to everything drains energy, clouds judgment, and opens the door to real risk.  Teams using ANY.RUN have already flipped that script: …

Solve Alert Fatigue, Focus on High-Risk Incidents: An Action Plan for CISOs 

How many real threats hide behind the noise your SOC faces every day?  When hundreds of alerts demand attention at once, even the best analysts start to lose focus. The nonstop pressure to react to everything drains energy, clouds judgment, and opens the door to real risk.  Teams using ANY.RUN have already flipped that script: …

ClickFix Explosion: Cross-Platform Social Engineering Turns Users Into Malware Installers 

Eric Parker, a recognized cybersecurity expert, has recently released a video on ClickFix attacks, their detection, analysis, and gathering threat intelligence. Here is our recap highlighting the key points and practical advice. ClickFix as the Signature Threat of 2025 In 2025 the internet saw a sharp surge in a deceptively simple but highly effective social-engineering…

ClickFix Explosion: Cross-Platform Social Engineering Turns Users Into Malware Installers 

Eric Parker, a recognized cybersecurity expert, has recently released a video on ClickFix attacks, their detection, analysis, and gathering threat intelligence. Here is our recap highlighting the key points and practical advice. ClickFix as the Signature Threat of 2025 In 2025 the internet saw a sharp surge in a deceptively simple but highly effective social-engineering…

ANY.RUN Wins Trailblazing Threat Intelligence at the 2025 Top InfoSec Innovators Awards

Big news from the ANY.RUN team; we’ve just been named the 2025 “Trailblazing Threat Intelligence” winner at the Top InfoSec Innovators Awards!  This recognition means a lot to us because it celebrates what we care about most: helping analysts, SOC teams, and researchers access live, actionable threat intelligence that makes a real difference in investigations…

ANY.RUN Wins Trailblazing Threat Intelligence at the 2025 Top InfoSec Innovators Awards

Big news from the ANY.RUN team; we’ve just been named the 2025 “Trailblazing Threat Intelligence” winner at the Top InfoSec Innovators Awards!  This recognition means a lot to us because it celebrates what we care about most: helping analysts, SOC teams, and researchers access live, actionable threat intelligence that makes a real difference in investigations…

Unified Security for Fast Response: All ANY.RUN Integrations for SIEM, SOAR, EDR, and More 

ANY.RUN’s malware analysis and threat intelligence products are used by 15K SOCs and 500K analysts. Thanks to flexible API/SDK and read-made connectors, they seamlessly integrate with security teams’ existing software to expand threat coverage, reduce MTTR, and streamline performance.  Here’s how ANY.RUN’s solutions can transform your security.  Interactive Sandbox: Detect Evasive Phishing & Malware  Interactive…

Release Notes: ANY.RUN & ThreatQ Integration, 3,000+ New Rules, and Expanded Detection Coverage 

October brought another strong round of updates to ANY.RUN, from a new ThreatQ integration that connects our real-time Threat Intelligence Feeds directly into one of the industry’s leading TIPs, to hundreds of new signatures and rules that sharpen network and behavioral detection.  With 125 new behavior signatures, 17 YARA rules, and 3,264 Suricata rules, analysts can now spot emerging threats…

What is a Malware Sandbox? Everything SOC Analysts and CISOs Need to Know 

Each cyberattack leaves behavioral evidence. A malware sandbox provides the secure environment analysts need to study that activity and uncover hidden tactics.  Teams using sandbox analysis report measurable gains:  90% faster detection of unknown malware  Up to 3× improvement in investigation speed  60% fewer false positives in automated alerts  Behavior-based visibility gives SOCs the upper…

Major Cyber Attacks in October 2025: Phishing via Google Careers & ClickUp, Figma Abuse, LockBit 5.0, and TyKit 

Phishing campaigns and ransomware families evolved rapidly this October, from fake Google Careers pages and ClickUp redirect chains to Figma-hosted credential theft and LockBit’s move into ESXi and Linux systems. ANY.RUN analysts also uncovered TyKit, a reusable phishing kit hiding JavaScript inside SVG files to steal Microsoft 365 credentials across multiple sectors.  Each of these…

5 SOC Challenges and How Threat Intelligence Solves Them 

No SOC is perfect, but it’s possible to overcome frequent shortcomings and achieve measurable results by introducing one essential component of modern cybersecurity operations: threat intelligence.  Organizations using ANY.RUN’s TI solutions report the following results:  94% experience faster triage  Up to 58% more threats get detected  3x improvement in overall SOC performance   Quality, real-time…

ANY.RUN Recognized as Threat Intelligence Company of the Year 2025  

Here at ANY.RUN, we know how crucial threat intelligence is for ensuring strong cybersecurity, especially in organizations.  This year, our efforts in promoting this data-driven approach to solving the needs of businesses were praised at CyberSecurity Breakthrough Awards. ANY.RUN was recognized as the Threat Intelligence Company of the Year 2025.  New Milestone on the Way…

ANY.RUN & ThreatQ: Boost Detection Rate, Turbocharge Response Speed 

Fresh, actionable IOCs from the latest malware attacks are now available to all security teams using the ThreatQ TIP. ANY.RUN’s Threat Intelligence Feeds integrate seamlessly with the platform, enabling SOCs and MSSPs to boost detection rates, expand threat coverage, and streamline response.   Here’s how you can benefit from it.  Real-Time Visibility of the Current Threat…

No Threats Left Behind: SOC Analyst’s Guide to Expert Triage 

 A SOC is where every second counts. Amidst a flood of alerts, false positives, and ever-short time, analysts face the daily challenge of identifying what truly matters — before attackers gain ground.  That’s where alert triage comes in: the essential first step in detecting, prioritizing, and responding to threats efficiently. Done right, it defines the…

Tykit Analysis: New Phishing Kit Stealing Hundreds of Microsoft Accounts in Finance & Construction 

Not long ago we reported a spike in phishing attacks that use an SVG file as the delivery vector. One striking detail was how the SVG embeds JavaScript that rebuilds the payload with XOR and then executes it directly via eval() to redirect victims to a phishing page.  A quick look at the indicators we…

5 Ways Threat Intelligence Saves Businesses Money and Resources 

Cybersecurity is not just about defense, it is about protecting profits. Organizations without modern threat intelligence (TI) face escalating breach costs, wasted resources, and operational inefficiencies that hit the bottom line.   Here is how actionable intel can help businesses cut costs, optimize workflows, and neutralize risks before they escalate.  Key Takeaways  TI turns security into…

New Malware Tactics: Cases & Detection Tips for SOCs and MSSPs

Recently, we have hosted a webinar exploring some of the latest malware and phishing techniques to show how interactive analysis and fresh threat intelligence can help SOC teams stay ahead. ANY.RUN’s experts depicted the evolving landscape of malware tactics, highlighted real-world examples of sophisticated attacks, and provided practical detection tips for analysts.   You can watch…

How to Grow SOC Team Expertise for Ultimate Triage & Response Speed 

Building analyst expertise takes time, often too much… Most new hires need over six months before they can handle complex incidents with confidence, leaving senior analysts to pick up the slack and slowing the entire SOC down.  Traditional training programs can’t keep pace with real attacks. Theories and simulations don’t prepare teams for fast, messy, real-world…

Phishing, Cloud Abuse, and Evasion: Advanced OSINT Investigation with ANY.RUN Threat Intelligence 

Editor’s note: The current article is authored by Clandestine, threat researcher and threat hunter. You can find Clandestine on X.  ANY.RUN’s Threat Intelligence (TI) Lookup is a powerful service for Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) and Threat Intelligence investigations. In this research, we shall analyze 5 specific queries, each targeting different aspects of the threat landscape, to better…

Release Notes: Palo Alto Networks, Microsoft, IBM Connectors and 2,300+ Suricata Rules

September brought big updates to ANY.RUN. From four new connectors that plug our sandbox and threat intelligence straight into the world’s top SIEM and SOAR platforms, to a redesigned Threat Intelligence Lookup home screen built for speed and simplicity, your SOC now works smarter and faster than ever.   Add in 99 fresh signatures, 11 new YARA rules, and 2,322…

FunkSec’s FunkLocker: How AI Is Powering the Next Wave of Ransomware 

Editor’s note: The current article is authored by Mauro Eldritch, offensive security expert and threat intelligence analyst. You can find Mauro on X.  AI is part of our lives whether we like it or not. Even if you are not quite a fan, or not a user at all, you probably came across multiple AI-generated avatars, pictures,…

ANY.RUN & MS Defender: Enrich Alerts Faster, Stop Attacks Early 

Lack of context makes it hard for Security Operations Centers (SOC) to tell actual threats from false positives. ANY.RUN’s connectors for Microsoft Defender bridge this gap by automating interactive sandbox analysis and providing real-time threat intelligence for correlation.   As a result, security teams achieve faster incident resolution, reduced alert fatigue, and proactive threat detection all…

ANY.RUN Sandbox & Microsoft Sentinel: Less Noise, More Speed for Your SOC

SOC teams may waste hours daily manually enriching alerts and switching between tools, delaying response. ANY.RUN’s Microsoft Sentinel Connector fixes this by introducing fast, accurate, and interactive sandbox analysis into Sentinel’s workflow, so alerts get auto-processed, enriched with IOCs, and prioritized in seconds.   Here’s how you can speed up response times, filter out false positives,…

Fighting Telecom Cyberattacks: Investigating a Campaign Against UK Companies

Telecommunications companies are the digital arteries of modern civilization. Compromise a major telecom operator, and you don’t just steal data — you gain the power to intercept communications, manipulate network traffic, and bring entire regions offline.  Every day, ANY.RUN’s solutions process thousands of threat samples, and hidden within them are patterns of activity targeting telecom operators.…

Efficient SOC: How to Detect and Solve Incidents Faster 

SOCs face constant pressure. Heavy workloads, poor threat visibility, and disconnected tools introduce delays in detection and response, which may lead to financial loss and operational disruptions for the business.  ANY.RUN helps over 15K security teams to solve this challenge by empowering them to quickly detect, analyze, and understand threats, so they can respond faster…

Efficient SOC: How to Detect and Solve Incidents Faster 

SOCs face constant pressure. Heavy workloads, poor threat visibility, and disconnected tools introduce delays in detection and response, which may lead to financial loss and operational disruptions for the business.  ANY.RUN helps over 15K security teams to solve this challenge by empowering them to quickly detect, analyze, and understand threats, so they can respond faster…

ANY.RUN & Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR: Streamline SOC Workflows for Top Performance 

Swamped by incident alerts, Security Operations Centers (SOCs) struggle to quickly identify and prioritize high-risk attacks, leaving critical infrastructure exposed to ransomware and data theft. ANY.RUN’s integration with Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR solves this by automating proactive sandbox analysis and threat intelligence correlation to beat alert fatigue, boost detection rates, and accelerate security workflows. …

ANY.RUN & Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR: Streamline SOC Workflows for Top Performance 

Swamped by incident alerts, Security Operations Centers (SOCs) struggle to quickly identify and prioritize high-risk attacks, leaving critical infrastructure exposed to ransomware and data theft. ANY.RUN’s integration with Palo Alto Networks Cortex XSOAR solves this by automating proactive sandbox analysis and threat intelligence correlation to beat alert fatigue, boost detection rates, and accelerate security workflows. …

Lazarus Group Attacks in 2025: Here’s Everything SOC Teams Need to Know 

The Lazarus Group, North Korea’s state-sponsored hacking collective, has held the title of the most notorious advanced persistent threat (APT) for almost two decades now. In 2025, it escalated its cyber operations, targeting tech industries with fake IT workers, fraudulent job interviews, and hijacked open-source software.   It’s time to take a closer look at its…

Lazarus Group Attacks in 2025: Here’s Everything SOC Teams Need to Know 

The Lazarus Group, North Korea’s state-sponsored hacking collective, has held the title of the most notorious advanced persistent threat (APT) for almost two decades now. In 2025, it escalated its cyber operations, targeting tech industries with fake IT workers, fraudulent job interviews, and hijacked open-source software.   It’s time to take a closer look at its…

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ANY.RYN x IBM QRadar SIEM: Real-Time Intelligence for Wider Threat Coverage 

ANY.RUN’s Threat Intelligence Feeds are designed to power SOAR, SIEM, EDR/XDR, TIP, and other security systems. Our goal is simple: to fit naturally into a customer’s security ecosystem so analysts can investigate incidents faster, improve detection quality, and spend less time on repetitive tasks.  Now, IBM QRadar SIEM users can directly consolidate ANY.RUN’s Threat Intelligence…

Release Notes: Fresh Connectors, SDK Update, and 2,200+ New Detection Rules 

August was a busy month at ANY.RUN. We expanded our list of connectors with Microsoft Sentinel and OpenCTI, added Linux Debian (ARM) support to the SDK, and strengthened detection across hundreds of new malware families and techniques. With fresh signatures, rules, and product updates, your SOC can now investigate faster, detect more threats in real time, and keep defenses sharp…

Streamline Your SOC: All-in-One Threat Detection with ANY.RUN 

Running a SOC means living in a world of alerts. Every day, thousands of signals pour in; some urgent, many irrelevant. Analysts need to separate noise from real threats, investigate quickly, and keep the organization safe without letting cases pile up.  The challenge isn’t only about detecting threats but doing it fast enough to reduce escalations,…

Streamline Your SOC: All-in-One Threat Detection with ANY.RUN 

Running a SOC means living in a world of alerts. Every day, thousands of signals pour in; some urgent, many irrelevant. Analysts need to separate noise from real threats, investigate quickly, and keep the organization safe without letting cases pile up.  The challenge isn’t only about detecting threats but doing it fast enough to reduce escalations,…

MSSP Growth Guide: Scaling Threat Detection for Expanding Client Base 

 An MSSP leader is no stranger to the relentless pressure of growth. With an expanding client base comes the daunting task of scaling threat detection capabilities: without compromising quality, speed, or your bottom line. The challenge that rises above all is how to grow while maintaining the balance between human potential and organizational demands. Human…

MSSP Growth Guide: Scaling Threat Detection for Expanding Client Base 

 An MSSP leader is no stranger to the relentless pressure of growth. With an expanding client base comes the daunting task of scaling threat detection capabilities: without compromising quality, speed, or your bottom line. The challenge that rises above all is how to grow while maintaining the balance between human potential and organizational demands. Human…

MSSP Growth Guide: Scaling Threat Detection for Expanding Client Base 

 An MSSP leader is no stranger to the relentless pressure of growth. With an expanding client base comes the daunting task of scaling threat detection capabilities: without compromising quality, speed, or your bottom line. The challenge that rises above all is how to grow while maintaining the balance between human potential and organizational demands. Human…

MSSP Growth Guide: Scaling Threat Detection for Expanding Client Base 

 An MSSP leader is no stranger to the relentless pressure of growth. With an expanding client base comes the daunting task of scaling threat detection capabilities: without compromising quality, speed, or your bottom line. The challenge that rises above all is how to grow while maintaining the balance between human potential and organizational demands. Human…

Major Cyber Attacks in August 2025: 7-Stage Tycoon2FA Phishing, New ClickFix Campaign, and Salty2FA

Phishing kits and stealers didn’t slow down this August, and neither did we. ANY.RUN analysts tracked some of the month’s most dangerous campaigns, from a 7-stage Tycoon2FA phishing chain to Rhadamanthys delivered via ClickFix, and the discovery of Salty2FA, a brand-new PhaaS framework linked to Storm-1575.  All were analyzed inside ANY.RUN’s Interactive Sandbox, revealing full…

Major Cyber Attacks in August 2025: 7-Stage Tycoon2FA Phishing, New ClickFix Campaign, and Salty2FA

Phishing kits and stealers didn’t slow down this August, and neither did we. ANY.RUN analysts tracked some of the month’s most dangerous campaigns, from a 7-stage Tycoon2FA phishing chain to Rhadamanthys delivered via ClickFix, and the discovery of Salty2FA, a brand-new PhaaS framework linked to Storm-1575.  All were analyzed inside ANY.RUN’s Interactive Sandbox, revealing full…

Major Cyber Attacks in August 2025: 7-Stage Tycoon2FA Phishing, New ClickFix Campaign, and Salty2FA

Phishing kits and stealers didn’t slow down this August, and neither did we. ANY.RUN analysts tracked some of the month’s most dangerous campaigns, from a 7-stage Tycoon2FA phishing chain to Rhadamanthys delivered via ClickFix, and the discovery of Salty2FA, a brand-new PhaaS framework linked to Storm-1575.  All were analyzed inside ANY.RUN’s Interactive Sandbox, revealing full…

Major Cyber Attacks in August 2025: 7-Stage Tycoon2FA Phishing, New ClickFix Campaign, and Salty2FA

Phishing kits and stealers didn’t slow down this August, and neither did we. ANY.RUN analysts tracked some of the month’s most dangerous campaigns, from a 7-stage Tycoon2FA phishing chain to Rhadamanthys delivered via ClickFix, and the discovery of Salty2FA, a brand-new PhaaS framework linked to Storm-1575.  All were analyzed inside ANY.RUN’s Interactive Sandbox, revealing full…

How to Enrich IOCs with Actionable Threat Context: Tips for SOC Analysts 

One solution can change everything. ANY.RUN’s Threat Intelligence Lookup is living proof of that.  By delivering a browsable source of threat data, it helps your SOC overcome challenges that have to be faced in order to reach higher detection rates and make smarter security decisions.  Find details on how to make the most of TI…

How to Enrich IOCs with Actionable Threat Context: Tips for SOC Analysts 

One solution can change everything. ANY.RUN’s Threat Intelligence Lookup is living proof of that.  By delivering a browsable source of threat data, it helps your SOC overcome challenges that have to be faced in order to reach higher detection rates and make smarter security decisions.  Find details on how to make the most of TI…

How to Enrich IOCs with Actionable Threat Context: Tips for SOC Analysts 

One solution can change everything. ANY.RUN’s Threat Intelligence Lookup is living proof of that.  By delivering a browsable source of threat data, it helps your SOC overcome challenges that have to be faced in order to reach higher detection rates and make smarter security decisions.  Find details on how to make the most of TI…

How to Enrich IOCs with Actionable Threat Context: Tips for SOC Analysts 

One solution can change everything. ANY.RUN’s Threat Intelligence Lookup is living proof of that.  By delivering a browsable source of threat data, it helps your SOC overcome challenges that have to be faced in order to reach higher detection rates and make smarter security decisions.  Find details on how to make the most of TI…

Salty 2FA: Undetected PhaaS from Storm-1575 Hitting US and EU Industries 

Today, phishing accounts for the majority of all cyberattacks. The availability of low-cost, easy-to-use Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) platforms like Tycoon2FA, EvilProxy, and Sneaky2FA only makes the problem worse.  These services are actively maintained by their operators; new evasion techniques are regularly added, and the multi-layered infrastructure behind the phishing kits continues to evolve and expand.  But…

Salty 2FA: Undetected PhaaS from Storm-1575 Hitting US and EU Industries 

Today, phishing accounts for the majority of all cyberattacks. The availability of low-cost, easy-to-use Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) platforms like Tycoon2FA, EvilProxy, and Sneaky2FA only makes the problem worse.  These services are actively maintained by their operators; new evasion techniques are regularly added, and the multi-layered infrastructure behind the phishing kits continues to evolve and expand.  But…

Salty 2FA: Undetected PhaaS from Storm-1575 Hitting US and EU Industries 

Today, phishing accounts for the majority of all cyberattacks. The availability of low-cost, easy-to-use Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) platforms like Tycoon2FA, EvilProxy, and Sneaky2FA only makes the problem worse.  These services are actively maintained by their operators; new evasion techniques are regularly added, and the multi-layered infrastructure behind the phishing kits continues to evolve and expand.  But…

Salty 2FA: Undetected PhaaS from Storm-1575 Hitting US and EU Industries 

Today, phishing accounts for the majority of all cyberattacks. The availability of low-cost, easy-to-use Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) platforms like Tycoon2FA, EvilProxy, and Sneaky2FA only makes the problem worse.  These services are actively maintained by their operators; new evasion techniques are regularly added, and the multi-layered infrastructure behind the phishing kits continues to evolve and expand.  But…

ANY.RUN & OpenCTI: Transform SOC for Maximum Performance

Editor’s note: The current article was originally published on March 11, 2024, and updated on August 14, 2025. Security Operations Centers (SOCs) face an overwhelming volume of threat alerts, making it difficult to separate real threats from false positives without heavy resource use.  For teams already working with, or planning to adopt Filigran’s OpenCTI, ANY.RUN now…

ANY.RUN & OpenCTI: Transform SOC for Maximum Performance

Editor’s note: The current article was originally published on March 11, 2024, and updated on August 14, 2025. Security Operations Centers (SOCs) face an overwhelming volume of threat alerts, making it difficult to separate real threats from false positives without heavy resource use.  For teams already working with, or planning to adopt Filigran’s OpenCTI, ANY.RUN now…

ANY.RUN & OpenCTI: Transform SOC for Maximum Performance

Editor’s note: The current article was originally published on March 11, 2024, and updated on August 14, 2025. Security Operations Centers (SOCs) face an overwhelming volume of threat alerts, making it difficult to separate real threats from false positives without heavy resource use.  For teams already working with, or planning to adopt Filigran’s OpenCTI, ANY.RUN now…

ANY.RUN & OpenCTI: Transform SOC for Maximum Performance

Editor’s note: The current article was originally published on March 11, 2024, and updated on August 14, 2025. Security Operations Centers (SOCs) face an overwhelming volume of threat alerts, making it difficult to separate real threats from false positives without heavy resource use.  For teams already working with, or planning to adopt Filigran’s OpenCTI, ANY.RUN now…

Bridging the Threat Intelligence Gap in Your SOC: A Guide for Security Leaders 

As we highlighted in our article on building threat resilience in enterprises, one of the key challenges that stand before CISOs is ensuring proactive security. Reacting to incidents is no longer enough; you need to anticipate upcoming threats.  To achieve this, your team needs powerful solutions that meet your criteria and deliver fast results. Explore…

Bridging the Threat Intelligence Gap in Your SOC: A Guide for Security Leaders 

As we highlighted in our article on building threat resilience in enterprises, one of the key challenges that stand before CISOs is ensuring proactive security. Reacting to incidents is no longer enough; you need to anticipate upcoming threats.  To achieve this, your team needs powerful solutions that meet your criteria and deliver fast results. Explore…

Bridging the Threat Intelligence Gap in Your SOC: A Guide for Security Leaders 

As we highlighted in our article on building threat resilience in enterprises, one of the key challenges that stand before CISOs is ensuring proactive security. Reacting to incidents is no longer enough; you need to anticipate upcoming threats.  To achieve this, your team needs powerful solutions that meet your criteria and deliver fast results. Explore…

Bridging the Threat Intelligence Gap in Your SOC: A Guide for Security Leaders 

As we highlighted in our article on building threat resilience in enterprises, one of the key challenges that stand before CISOs is ensuring proactive security. Reacting to incidents is no longer enough; you need to anticipate upcoming threats.  To achieve this, your team needs powerful solutions that meet your criteria and deliver fast results. Explore…

PyLangGhost RAT: Rising Stealer from Lazarus Group Striking Finance and Technology 

Editor’s note: The current article is authored by Mauro Eldritch, offensive security expert and threat intelligence analyst. You can find Mauro on X.  North Korean state-sponsored groups, such as Lazarus, continue to target the financial and cryptocurrency sectors with a variety of custom malware families. In previous research, we examined strains like InvisibleFerret, Beavertail, and OtterCookie, often…

PyLangGhost RAT: Rising Stealer from Lazarus Group Striking Finance and Technology 

Editor’s note: The current article is authored by Mauro Eldritch, offensive security expert and threat intelligence analyst. You can find Mauro on X.  North Korean state-sponsored groups, such as Lazarus, continue to target the financial and cryptocurrency sectors with a variety of custom malware families. In previous research, we examined strains like InvisibleFerret, Beavertail, and OtterCookie, often…