Why East-West Visibility Matters for Grid Security

Learn how east-west traffic visibility helps detect and stop lateral movement attacks inside electric grid infrastructure and critical OT networks...

From Misconfigured Spring Boot Actuator to SharePoint Exfiltration: How Stolen Credentials Bypass MFA

Not every cloud breach starts with malware or a zero-day. In this incident, attackers discovered an exposed Spring Boot Actuator endpoint, harvested credentials from leaked configuration data, then used the OAuth2 Resource Owner Password Credentials ROPC flow to authenticate without MFA...

TrendAI™ Supports Global Law Enforcement Efforts

Learn how TrendAI™ and our researchers contributed threat intelligence and analysis to support INTERPOL against cybercrime...

Web Shells, Tunnels, and Ransomware: Dissecting a Warlock Attack

Warlock continues to enhance its attack chain with new tactics to improve persistence, lateral movement, and defense evasion using an expanded toolset: TightVNC Yuze, and a persistent BYOVD technique leveraging the NSec driver...

Securing Autonomous AI Agents with TrendAI & NVIDIA OpenShell

Learn how TrendAI and NVIDIA OpenShell help secure autonomous AI agents and build trusted enterprise AI systems with stronger visibility and control...

CISOs in a Pinch: A Security Analysis of OpenClaw

Learn about OpenClaw a sovereign agent and how this can be viable for enterprises...

Through the Lens of MDR: Analysis of KongTuke’s ClickFix Abuse of Compromised WordPress Sites

Our analysis of an active KongTuke campaign deploying modeloRAT — malware capable of reconnaissance, command execution, and persistent access — through compromised WordPress sites and fake CAPTCHA lures shows that the group still operates this delivery chain in parallel with the newer CrashFix...

TrendAI™ at [un]prompted 2026: From KYC Exploits to Agentic Defense

At unprompted 2026, TrendAI™ demonstrated how documents can be used to exploit AI-driven KYC pipelines and introduced FENRIR, an automated system for discovering AI vulnerabilities at scale...

New BoryptGrab Stealer Targets Windows Users via Deceptive GitHub Pages

The BoryptGrab campaign uses fake SEO‑optimized GitHub repositories and deceptive download pages to distribute a data‑stealing malware family that delivers multiple payloads, including a reverse SSH backdoor, to Windows users...

Europol, Microsoft, TrendAI™ and Collaborators Halt Tycoon 2FA Operations

Tycoon 2FA was dismantled this week by law enforcement and industry partners including TrendAI™. The phishing-as-a-service platform offered MFA bypass services using adversary-in-the-middle AitM proxying...

CISOs in a Pinch: A Security Analysis of OpenClaw

Learn how Claude Code Security set Cybersecurity stocks on fire...

Claude Code Security set the Cybersecurity Stocks on Fire - Here's the Signal in the Smoke

Learn how Claude Code Security set Cybersecurity stocks on fire...

Malicious OpenClaw Skills Used to Distribute Atomic macOS Stealer

Malicious OpenClaw skills trick AI agents and users into installing a new AMOS variant that steals extensive data at scale...

Malicious OpenClaw Skills Used to Distribute Atomic MacOS Stealer

Malicious OpenClaw skills trick AI agents and users into installing a new AMOS variant that steals extensive data at scale...

Spam Campaign Abuses Atlassian Jira, Targets Government and Corporate Entities

We uncover how a campaign used Atlassian Jira Cloud to launch automated and targeted spam campaigns, exploiting trusted SaaS workflows to bypass security controls...

U.S. Public Sector Under Siege

Discover why Government and Education must prioritize Cyber Risk Management...

Viral AI, Invisible Risks: What OpenClaw Reveals About Agentic Assistants

OpenClaw aka Clawdbot or Moltbot represents a new frontier in agentic AI: powerful, highly autonomous, and surprisingly easy to use. In this research, we examine how its capabilities compare to its predecessors’ and highlight the security risks inherent to the agentic AI paradigm...

Pwn2Own: Researchers Earn $1 Million for 76 Zero-Days

Discover how TrendAI Zero Day Initiative ZDI identified critical vulnerabilities across connected vehicles, EV chargers, and automotive systems...

PeckBirdy: A Versatile Script Framework for LOLBins Exploitation Used by China-aligned Threat Groups

PeckBirdy is a sophisticated JScript-based C&C framework used by China-aligned APT groups to exploit LOLBins across multiple environments, delivering advanced backdoors to target gambling industries and Asian government entities...

Embracing Choice in Cybersecurity: TrendAI Vision One™ and SentinelOne Integration

Discover how the TrendAI Vision One and SentinelOne integration exemplifies our commitment to endpoint flexibility...

Watering Hole Attack Targets EmEditor Users with Information-Stealing Malware

TrendAI™ Research provides a technical analysis of a compromised EmEditor installer used to deliver multistage malware that performs a range of malicious actions...

From Extension to Infection: An In-Depth Analysis of the Evelyn Stealer Campaign Targeting Software Developers

This blog entry provides an in-depth analysis of the multistage delivery of the Evelyn information stealer, which was used in a campaign targeting software developers...

Your 100 Billion Parameter Behemoth is a Liability

The "bigger is better" era of AI is hitting a wall. We are in an LLM bubble, characterized by ruinous inference costs and diminishing returns. The future belongs to Agentic AI powered by specialized Small Language Models SLMs. Think of it as a shift from hiring a single expensive genius to runnin...

Introducing ÆSIR: Finding Zero-Day Vulnerabilities at the Speed of AI

TrendAI™’s ÆSIR platform combines AI automation with expert oversight to discover zero-day vulnerabilities in AI infrastructure – 21 CVEs across NVIDIA, Tencent, and MLflow since mid-2025...

Key Insights on SHADOW-AETHER-015 and Earth Preta from the 2025 MITRE ATT&CK Evaluation with Trend Vision One™

This blog discusses notable modern TTPs observed from SHADOW-AETHER-015 and Earth Preta, from Trend Research™ monitoring and Trend Vision One™ intelligence. These findings support the performance of TrendAI™ in the 2025 MITRE ATT&CK Evaluations...

Key Insights on SHADOW-AETHER-015 and Earth Preta from the 2025 MITRE ATT&CK Evaluation with TrendAI Vision One™

This blog discusses notable modern TTPs observed from SHADOW-AETHER-015 and Earth Preta, from TrendAI Research™ monitoring and TrendAI Vision One™ intelligence. These findings support the performance of TrendAI™ in the 2025 MITRE ATT&CK Evaluations...

Analyzing a Multi-Stage AsyncRAT Campaign via Managed Detection and Response

Threat actors exploited Cloudflare's free-tier infrastructure and legitimate Python environments to deploy the AsyncRAT remote access trojan, demonstrating advanced evasion techniques that abuse trusted cloud services for malicious operations...

Get Executives on board with managing Cyber Risk

Learn how the 2025 Trend Micro Defenders Survey Report helps paint a clear picture of how security teams are looking to work with executive leaders to manage cyber risk...

Trend Micro's Pivotal Role in INTERPOL's Operation Sentinel: Dismantling Digital Extortion Networks Across Africa

Continuing a Legacy of Successful Collaboration...

What Does it Take to Manage Cloud Risk?

Learn why hybrid and multi-cloud environments are vital for IT and business success from our 2025 Trend Micro Defenders Survey...

What Cyber Defenders Really Think About AI Risk

Learn how Trend Micro's 2025 Trend Micro Defenders Survey Report highlights current AI-related cybersecurity priorities and where security professionals use AI to their advantage...

Enhancing Security Awareness with Cyber Risk Exposure Management

Learn how to strategically tackle human risk for smarter prioritization and lasting behavioral change...

Enhancing security awareness with cyber risk exposure management

Learn how to strategically tackle human risk for smarter prioritization and lasting behavioral change...

Cyber Risk Management: Defenders Tell It Like It Is

Based on more than 3,000 responses from cybersecurity professionals in nearly 90 countries, our Trend Micro Defenders Survey Report 2025 shines a bright light on the current state of cyber risk management. From the impact of cloud and AI on IT environments to top technical and human challenges,...

SHADOW-VOID-042 Targets Multiple Industries with Void Rabisu-like Tactics

In November, a targeted spear-phishing campaign was observed using Trend Micro-themed lures against various industries, but this was quickly detected and thwarted by the Trend Vision One™ platform...

Trend Vision One™ Integration with AWS Security Hub CSPM: Unifying Cloud Security

The integration between Trend Vision One and Security Hub CSPM is exactly that, two powerful platforms enhancing each other to keep your AWS infrastructure protected...

CVE-2025-55182: React2Shell Analysis, Proof-of-Concept Chaos, and In-the-Wild Exploitation

CVE-2025-55182 is a CVSS 10.0 pre-authentication RCE affecting React Server Components. Amid the flood of fake proof-of-concept exploits, scanners, exploits, and widespread misconceptions, this technical analysis intends to cut through the noise...

Trend Vision One™ Stacks Up Against Scattered Spider and Mustang Panda in 2025 MITRE ATT&CK® Evaluations

Enterprise 2025 introduces the first full cloud adversary emulation and expanded multi-platform testing, focusing on two advanced threat areas: Scattered Spider’s cloud-centric attacks and Mustang Panda’s long-term espionage operations...

AI-Automated Threat Hunting Brings GhostPenguin Out of the Shadows

In this blog entry, Trend™ Research provides a comprehensive breakdown of GhostPenguin, a previously undocumented Linux backdoor with low detection rates that was discovered through AI-powered threat hunting and in-depth malware analysis...

Critical React Server Components Vulnerability CVE-2025-55182: What Security Teams Need to Know

CVE-2025-55182 is a critical CVSS 10.0 pre-authentication remote code execution vulnerability affecting React Server Components used in React.js, Next.js, and related frameworks see the context section for a more exhaustive list of affected frameworks...

Project View: A New Era of Prioritized and Actionable Cloud Security

In today's cloud-first world, security teams face an overwhelming flood of alerts, fragmented visibility, and reactive workflows. The complexity of modern cloud environments—spanning multi-cloud deployments, ephemeral assets, and decentralized ownership—demands a new approach to risk management...

PureRAT Campaign Targets Job Seekers, Abuses Foxit PDF Reader for DLL Side-loading

Job seekers looking out for opportunities might instead find their personal devices compromised, as a PureRAT campaign propagated through email leverages Foxit PDF Reader for concealment and DLL side-loading for initial entry...

ValleyRAT Campaign Targets Job Seekers, Abuses Foxit PDF Reader for DLL Side-loading

Job seekers looking out for opportunities might instead find their personal devices compromised, as a ValleyRAT campaign propagated through email leverages Foxit PDF Reader for concealment and DLL side-loading for initial entry...

Unraveling Water Saci's New Multi-Format, AI-Enhanced Attacks Propagated via WhatsApp

Through AI-driven code conversion and a layered infection chain involving different file formats and scripting languages, the threat actors behind Water Saci are quickly upgrading their malware delivery and propagation methods across WhatsApp in Brazil...

What’s your CNAPP maturity?

More and more enterprises are opting for cloud-native application protection platforms CNAPPs instead of complex and hard-to-manage cloud security point solutions. Find out where your organization is on its CNAPP maturity journey...

Elevate Your Cloud Security Strategy

Learn to elevate your cloud security strategy & overcome complexity with Vision One™...

Shai-hulud 2.0 Campaign Targets Cloud and Developer Ecosystems

Shai-hulud 2.0 campaign features a sophisticated variant capable of stealing credentials and secrets from major cloud platforms and developer services, while automating the backdooring of NPM packages maintained by victims. Its advanced tactics enable rapid, stealthy propagation across the softwa...

Trend & AWS Partner on Cloud IPS: One-Click Protection

In the race to secure cloud infrastructure, intrusion prevention systems IPS remain one of the most critical yet complex at the cloud network layer of defense. For many organizations, deploying IPS in the cloud is a balancing act between agility and control...

Breaking Down S3 Ransomware: Variants, Attack Paths and Trend Vision One™ Defenses

In this blog entry, Trend™ Research explores how ransomware actors are shifting their focus to cloud-based assets, including the tactics used to compromise business-critical data in AWS environments...

Redefining Enterprise Defense in the Era of AI-Led Cyberattacks

More cybercriminals are turning to using autonomous AI tools to upgrade their attacks, as exemplified by the recent utilization of Anthropic’s Claude Code, prompting an urgent need for enterprises to adopt agentic AI-driven security platforms and proactive defenses to counter AI-related threats...