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...

Invisible Prompt Injection: A Threat to AI Security

This article explains the invisible prompt injection, including how it works, an attack scenario, and how users can protect themselves...

Earth Koshchei Coopts Red Team Tools in Complex RDP Attacks

APT group Earth Koshchei, suspected to be sponsored by the SVR, executed a large-scale rogue RDP campaign using spear-phishing emails, red team tools, and sophisticated anonymization techniques to target high-profile sectors...

INTERPOL & Trend's Fight Against Cybercrime

Trend threat intelligence and training were crucial to the success of two major policing operations in 2024...

Earth Simnavaz (aka APT34) Levies Advanced Cyberattacks Against Middle East

Trend Micro's investigation into the recent activity of Earth Simnavaz provides new insights into the APT group’s evolving tactics and the immediate threat it poses to sectors in the Middle East...

Banking Trojans: Mekotio Looks to Expand Targets, BBTok Abuses Utility Command

Notorious Mekotio and BBTok are having a resurgence targeting Latin American users. Mekotio’s latest variant suggests the gang behind it is broadening their target, while BBTok is seen abusing MSBuild.exe to evade detection...

AI-Powered Deepfake Tools Becoming More Accessible Than Ever

Trend Micro research uncovers new cybercrime tools posing increased threats to security, highlighting the rapid evolution of AI-powered hacking services and their potential for mass exploitation...

Play Ransomware Group’s New Linux Variant Targets ESXi, Shows Ties With Prolific Puma

Trend Micro threat hunters discovered that the Play ransomware group has been deploying a new Linux variant that targets ESXi environments. Read our blog entry to know more...

RSAC 2024 Review: AI & Data Governance Priorities

Get our take on the RSA 2024 conference where we review some of the major topics covered such as AI and data governance...

Exploring Changing SOC Landscapes

The landscape of cybersecurity is continuously evolving, with new threats emerging and the roles and responsibilities of security professionals constantly adapting...

Decoding Digital Transformation: AI, ML, and RPA in the Modern Era

Explore the first article in this series about AI, ML, and RPA, which aims to demystify and explore the full spectrum of these core technologies...

Accelerating into 2024 with NEOM McLaren Formula E Team

Learn more about how Trend is engineering innovation and resiliency with NEOM McLaren Formula E Team in 2024 and beyond...

Modern Attack Surface Management (ASM) for SecOps

Today’s attack surface requires modern processes and security solutions. Explore the tenants of modern attack surface management ASM and what SecOps need to look for in an ASM solution...

Top 10 DevOps Blunders and How to Sidestep Them

Integrating the necessary DevOps practices, tools, and cultures in an organization is difficult, even for experts. Learn how to recognize these challenges and transform them into valuable lessons when navigating the world of DevOps...

TrickBot & Conti Sanctions: Implications for CISOs & Boardrooms

Discover what the increased regulatory risk due to recent US and UK sanctions imposed on TrickBot and Conti cybercriminals mean for CISOs and board members...

4 Cybersecurity Budget Management Tips

Learn how CISOs and security leaders can strategically manage their cybersecurity budget to run more productive security teams amid a recession and skills shortage...

ChatGPT Shared Links and Information Protection: Risks and Measures Organizations Must Understand

Since its initial release in late 2022, the AI-powered text generation tool known as ChatGPT has been experiencing rapid adoption rates from both organizations and individual users. However, its latest feature, known as Shared Links, comes with the potential risk of unintentional disclosure of...

Decrypting Cyber Risk Quantification

Discover the evolution of cyber risk quantification, criteria for an accurate risk score, and its benefits across the organization...

Cyber Risk Management in 2023: The People Element

Explore the latest findings from Trend Micro’s Cyber Risk Index 2H’2022 and discover how to enhance cybersecurity risk management across the digital attack surface...

Key Trends and Insights from RSAC 2023

Unpacking the Future of Cybersecurity...

Security Benefits of Enhanced Cloud Visibility

On the fence about migrating to the cloud because security seems complex and abstract? Let go of your on-premises point products and discover how a platform with enhanced cloud visibility can help smooth out your cloud journey...

3 Shifts in the Cyber Threat Landscape

The threat landscape is always changing and these three major shifts are already underway. Learn to recognize them to protect your organization from cyber threats...

Mac Malware MacStealer Spreads as Fake P2E Apps

We detected Mac malware MacStealer spreading via websites, social media, and messaging platforms Twitter, Discord, and Telegram. Cybercriminals lure victims to download it by plagiarizing legitimate play-to-earn P2E apps’ images and offering jobs as beta testers...

4 Tips for Better AWS Cloud Workload Security

Discover the challenges of AWS cloud workload security and the various technologies that can alleviate them...

Pack it Secretly: Earth Preta’s Updated Stealthy Strategies

After months of investigation, we found that several undisclosed malware and interesting tools used for exfiltration purposes were being used by Earth Preta. We also observed that the threat actors were actively changing their tools, tactics, and procedures TTPs to bypass security solutions. In...

Emotet Returns, Now Adopts Binary Padding for Evasion

Following a three-month hiatus, Emotet spam activities resumed in March 2023, when a botnet known as Epoch 4 began delivering malicious documents embedded in Zip files that were attached to the emails...

Leveraging Data Science to Minimize the Blast Radius of Ransomware Attacks

In this blog entry, we present a case study that illustrates how data-science techniques can be used to gain valuable insights about ransomware groups' targeting patterns as detailed in our research paper, “What Decision-Makers Need to Know About Ransomware Risk.”...

Phishing as a Service Stimulates Cybercrime

With phishing attacks at an all-time high, phishing as a service PhaaS is turning this once-skilled practice into a pay-to-play industry. Understanding the latest attack tactics is critical to improving your email security strategy...

Attacking The Supply Chain: Developer

In this proof of concept, we look into one of several attack vectors that can be abused to attack the supply chain: targeting the developer. With a focus on the local integrated developer environment IDE, this proof considers the execution of malicious build scripts via injecting commands when th...

Gootkit Loader Actively Targets Australian Healthcare Industry

We analyzed the infection routine used in recent Gootkit loader attacks on the Australian healthcare industry and found that Gootkit leveraged SEO poisoning for its initial access and abused legitimate tools like VLC Media Player...

Conti Team One Splinter Group Resurfaces as Royal Ransomware with Callback Phishing Attacks

From September to December, we detected multiple attacks from the Royal ransomware group. In this blog entry, we discuss findings from our investigation of this ransomware and the tools that Royal ransomware actors used to carry out their attacks...

Web3 IPFS Currently Used For Phishing

We discuss the use of the InterPlanetary File System IPFS in phishing attacks...

Improve Cyber Security Posture with 2023 Predictions

If a stronger cyber security posture is one of your organization’s new year’s resolutions, focus on what matters with these five essential highlights from the Trend Micro Security Predictions for 2023...

Top 3 Non-Technical Cybersecurity Trends for 2023

A strong cybersecurity strategy isn’t just about choosing the right tools. Cybersecurity experts Greg Young and William Malik discuss three non-technical cybersecurity trends for 2023 to help security leaders reduce cyber risk across the enterprise attack surface...

Guide to Better Threat Detection and Response (XDR)

50% of teams in a Trend Micro global study said they’re overwhelmed by the number of alerts surfaced by disconnected point products and SIEMs. Discover how XDR can reduce false positives and enhance threat detection and response...

Guide to Better Threat Detection and Response

50% of teams in a Trend Micro global study said they’re overwhelmed by the number of alerts surfaced by disconnected point products and SIEMs. Discover how XDR can reduce false positives and enhance threat detection and response...

Metaverse Broadband Infrastructure Security

The metaverse is coming—but what does that mean for network infrastructure? We explore expected changes, network challenges, and tips for enhancing network security to minimize cyber risk across the attack surface...

Ransomware Actor Abuses Genshin Impact Anti-Cheat Driver to Kill Antivirus

We investigate mhyprot2.sys, a vulnerable anti-cheat driver for the popular role-playing game Genshin Impact. The driver is currently being abused by a ransomware actor to kill antivirus processes and services for mass-deploying ransomware...

Top 5 Infrastructure as Code Security Challenges

Learn how to counteract the top five challenges of IaC and discover how these obstacles pose a threat to security and gain valuable insight in how to mitigate these risks...

Black Basta Ransomware Operators Expand Their Attack Arsenal With QakBot Trojan and PrintNightmare Exploit

We look into a recent attack orchestrated by the Black Basta ransomware ransomware group that used the banking trojan QakBot as a means of entry and movement and took advantage of the PrintNightmare vulnerability to perform privileged file operations...

Hacking the Crypto-monetized Web

What danger lies around the corner?...

Cyber Risk Management Strategies from Arjo CIO

Andrea Berg, CIO of Arjo, explores the critical need for effective and inclusive communication around IT requirements to expand beyond the security team and improve cyber risk management...

How to detect Apache Log4j vulnerabilities

Explore how to detect Apache Log4j Log4Shell vulnerabilities using cloud-native security tools...

Codex Exposed: How Low Is Too Low When We Generate Code?

In a series of blog posts, we explore different aspects of Codex and assess its capabilities with a focus on the security aspects that affect not only regular developers but also malicious users. This is the second part of the series...

What to do at AWS re:Invent 2021 - Day 3

Welcome to your complete guide to AWS re:Invent 2021 Day 3, where you will find tips on how to get the most out of your conference experience both in Las Vegas and virtually...

AWS re:Invent 2021 Guide: Checklist & Key Sessions

Welcome to your complete guide to AWS re:Invent 2021, where you will find tips on how to get the most out of your conference experience both in Las Vegas and virtually...

This Week in Security News - November 19, 2021

This week, learn about how the QAKBOT Loader malware has evolved its techniques and strategies over time. Also, read about the most recent initiative by the legislation to further cybersecurity protection...

This Week in Security News - November 5th, 2021

This week, learn about what the future of cybercrime could potentially look like by the start of the next decade, according to Trend Micro’s Project 2030. Also, read on how a hacker stole $784k in crypto through SIM swaps...

Ctrl+Alt+Truth. Welcome to the future of cybercrime

Welcome to 2030, to the nation of New San Joban, where a single keystroke can alter reality. Discover what a fully converged digital world means for the future of cybersecurity, and how you can stay ahead of the bad guys...

Forced Entry: A Security Test for Automatic Garage Doors

In this blog entry we revisit threats to automatic garage doors by using SDR to test two attack scenarios. We demonstrate a rolling code attack and one that involves a hidden remote feature...