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Trend Micro launches new integration with Zscaler to deliver real-time, Risk-Based Zero Trust Access

Discover how Trend Vision One™ integrates with Zscaler to unify detection and access enforcement, accelerate threat containment, reduce dwell time, and deliver seamless Zero Trust protection for modern enterprises.

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

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.

Warlock: From SharePoint Vulnerability Exploit to Enterprise Ransomware

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.

Warlock: From SharePoint Vulnerability Exploit to Enterprise Ransomware

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.

Warlock: From SharePoint Vulnerability Exploit to Enterprise Ransomware

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.

Back to Business: Lumma Stealer Returns with Stealthier Methods

Lumma Stealer has re-emerged shortly after its takedown. This time, the cybergroup behind this malware appears to be intent on employing more covert tactics while steadily expanding its reach. This article shares the latest methods used to propagate this threat.

Why Trend Micro Continues to be Named a CNAPP Leader

Trend Micro is recognized for our Cloud CNAPP capabilities and product strategy—affirming our vision to deliver a cloud security solution that predicts, protects, and responds to threats across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

Why Trend Micro Continues to be Named a CNAPP Leader

Trend Micro is recognized for our Cloud CNAPP capabilities and product strategy—affirming our vision to deliver a cloud security solution that predicts, protects, and responds to threats across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

Why Trend Micro Continues to be Named a CNAPP Leader

Trend Micro is recognized for our Cloud CNAPP capabilities and product strategy—affirming our vision to deliver a cloud security solution that predicts, protects, and responds to threats across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

Why Trend Micro Continues to be Named a CNAPP Leader

Trend Micro is recognized for our Cloud CNAPP capabilities and product strategy—affirming our vision to deliver a cloud security solution that predicts, protects, and responds to threats across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

Clone, Compile, Compromise: Water Curse’s Open-Source Malware Trap on GitHub

The Trend Micro™ Managed Detection and Response team uncovered a threat campaign orchestrated by an active group, Water Curse. The threat actor exploits GitHub, one of the most trusted platforms for open-source software, as a delivery channel for weaponized repositories.

Clone, Compile, Compromise: Water Curse’s Open-Source Malware Trap on GitHub

The Trend Micro™ Managed Detection and Response team uncovered a threat campaign orchestrated by an active group, Water Curse. The threat actor exploits GitHub, one of the most trusted platforms for open-source software, as a delivery channel for weaponized repositories.

Clone, Compile, Compromise: Water Curse’s Open-Source Malware Trap on GitHub

The Trend Micro™ Managed Detection and Response team uncovered a threat campaign orchestrated by an active group, Water Curse. The threat actor exploits GitHub, one of the most trusted platforms for open-source software, as a delivery channel for weaponized repositories.

Clone, Compile, Compromise: Water Curse’s Open-Source Malware Trap on GitHub

The Trend Micro™ Managed Detection and Response team uncovered a threat campaign orchestrated by an active group, Water Curse. The threat actor exploits GitHub, one of the most trusted platforms for open-source software, as a delivery channel for weaponized repositories.

Earth Lamia Develops Custom Arsenal to Target Multiple Industries

Trend™ Research has been tracking an active APT threat actor named Earth Lamia, targeting multiple industries in Brazil, India and Southeast Asia countries at least since 2023. The threat actor primarily exploits vulnerabilities in web applications to gain access to targeted organizations.

Earth Lamia Develops Custom Arsenal to Target Multiple Industries

Trend™ Research has been tracking an active APT threat actor named Earth Lamia, targeting multiple industries in Brazil, India and Southeast Asia countries at least since 2023. The threat actor primarily exploits vulnerabilities in web applications to gain access to targeted organizations.

Earth Lamia Develops Custom Arsenal to Target Multiple Industries

Trend™ Research has been tracking an active APT threat actor named Earth Lamia, targeting multiple industries in Brazil, India and Southeast Asia countries at least since 2023. The threat actor primarily exploits vulnerabilities in web applications to gain access to targeted organizations.

Fake CAPTCHA Attacks Deploy Infostealers and RATs in a Multistage Payload Chain

We have detected a new tactic involving fake CAPTCHA pages that trick users into executing harmful commands in Windows. This scheme uses disguised files sent via phishing and other malicious methods.

Fake CAPTCHA Attacks Deploy Infostealers and RATs in a Multistage Payload Chain

We have detected a new tactic involving fake CAPTCHA pages that trick users into executing harmful commands in Windows. This scheme uses disguised files sent via phishing and other malicious methods.

Fake CAPTCHA Attacks Deploy Infostealers and RATs in a Multistage Payload Chain

We have detected a new tactic involving fake CAPTCHA pages that trick users into executing harmful commands in Windows. This scheme uses disguised files sent via phishing and other malicious methods.

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

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 and text-to-speech processing.

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

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 and text-to-speech processing.

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

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 and text-to-speech processing.

Earth Kurma APT Campaign Targets Southeast Asian Government, Telecom Sectors

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.

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Strengthen Security with Cyber Risk Advisory

In today’s fast-paced digital world, cyber threats are constantly evolving. Attackers are leveraging advanced techniques and artificial intelligence (AI) to exploit vulnerabilities, leaving organizations vulnerable to breaches and disruptions. To combat these challenges, organizations must stay vigilant and implement more proactive cybersecurity measures. This is where our Cyber Risk Advisory service, powered by the Trend…

Strengthen Security with Cyber Risk Advisory

In today’s fast-paced digital world, cyber threats are constantly evolving. Attackers are leveraging advanced techniques and artificial intelligence (AI) to exploit vulnerabilities, leaving organizations vulnerable to breaches and disruptions. To combat these challenges, organizations must stay vigilant and implement more proactive cybersecurity measures. This is where our Cyber Risk Advisory service, powered by the Trend…

Strengthen Security with Cyber Risk Advisory

In today’s fast-paced digital world, cyber threats are constantly evolving. Attackers are leveraging advanced techniques and artificial intelligence (AI) to exploit vulnerabilities, leaving organizations vulnerable to breaches and disruptions. To combat these challenges, organizations must stay vigilant and implement more proactive cybersecurity measures. This is where our Cyber Risk Advisory service, powered by the Trend…

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

Trend Vision One™ Now Supports Azure vTAP

Effective April 2025, Microsoft is launching their Azure vTAP and integrating it with Trend Vision One Network Detection and Response solution. This integration allows organizations to gain deep visibility into cloud network traffic without compromising performance. It ensures real-time detection, faster incident response, and an enhanced security posture while reducing operational complexity.

Trend Vision One™ Now Supports Azure vTAP

Effective April 2025, Microsoft is launching their Azure vTAP and integrating it with Trend Vision One Network Detection and Response solution. This integration allows organizations to gain deep visibility into cloud network traffic without compromising performance. It ensures real-time detection, faster incident response, and an enhanced security posture while reducing operational complexity.

Trend Vision One™ Now Supports Azure vTAP

Effective April 2025, Microsoft is launching their Azure vTAP and integrating it with Trend Vision One Network Detection and Response solution. This integration allows organizations to gain deep visibility into cloud network traffic without compromising performance. It ensures real-time detection, faster incident response, and an enhanced security posture while reducing operational complexity.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

A Deep Dive into Water Gamayun’s Arsenal and Infrastructure

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.

A Deep Dive into Water Gamayun’s Arsenal and Infrastructure

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.

A Deep Dive into Water Gamayun’s Arsenal and Infrastructure

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

Trend Zero Day Initiative™ (ZDI) uncovered both state-sponsored and cybercriminal groups extensively exploiting ZDI-CAN-25373 (aka ZDI-25-148), a Windows .lnk file vulnerability that enables hidden command execution.

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

Trend Zero Day Initiative™ (ZDI) uncovered both state-sponsored and cybercriminal groups extensively exploiting ZDI-CAN-25373 (aka ZDI-25-148), a Windows .lnk file vulnerability that enables hidden command execution.

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

Trend Zero Day Initiative™ (ZDI) uncovered both state-sponsored and cybercriminal groups extensively exploiting ZDI-CAN-25373 (aka ZDI-25-148), a Windows .lnk file vulnerability that enables hidden command execution.

SocGholish’s Intrusion Techniques Facilitate Distribution of RansomHub Ransomware

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.

SocGholish’s Intrusion Techniques Facilitate Distribution of RansomHub Ransomware

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.

SocGholish’s Intrusion Techniques Facilitate Distribution of RansomHub Ransomware

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.

AI-Assisted Fake GitHub Repositories Fuel SmartLoader and LummaStealer Distribution

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 fake repositories appear legitimate.

AI-Assisted Fake GitHub Repositories Fuel SmartLoader and LummaStealer Distribution

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 fake repositories appear legitimate.

AI-Assisted Fake GitHub Repositories Fuel SmartLoader and LummaStealer Distribution

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 fake repositories appear legitimate.

Updated Shadowpad Malware Leads to Ransomware Deployment

In this blog entry, we discuss how Shadowpad is being used to deploy a new undetected ransomware family. Attackers deploy the malware by exploiting weak passwords and bypassing multi-factor authentication.

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