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Cyber Threats

Earth Ammit Disrupts Drone Supply Chains Through Coordinated Multi-Wave Attacks in Taiwan

Trend™ Research discusses the evolving tradecraft of threat actor Earth Ammit, proven by the advanced toolset used in its TIDRONE and VENOM campaigns that targeted the drone supply chain.

Research May 13, 2025

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Research May 13, 2025

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Maritime Cybersecurity: Threats & Regulations Loom

This review summarises the key insights shared during the webinar held on April 9th, which featured maritime cybersecurity experts discussing the growing challenges facing ports, logistics operations, and global supply chains.

Expert Perspective May 09, 2025

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Expert Perspective May 09, 2025

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Ransomware

Agenda Ransomware Group Adds SmokeLoader and NETXLOADER to Their Arsenal

During our monitoring of Agenda ransomware activities, we uncovered campaigns that made use of the SmokeLoader malware and a new loader we've named NETXLOADER.

Research May 07, 2025

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Research May 07, 2025

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Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Exploring PLeak: An Algorithmic Method for System Prompt Leakage

What is PLeak, and what are the risks associated with it? We explored this algorithmic technique and how it can be used to jailbreak LLMs, which could be leveraged by threat actors to manipulate systems and steal sensitive data.

Research May 01, 2025

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Research May 01, 2025

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APT & Targeted Attacks

Earth Kasha Updates TTPs in Latest Campaign Targeting Taiwan and Japan

This blog discusses the latest modifications observed in Earth Kasha’s TTPs from their latest campaign detected in March 2025 targeting Taiwan and Japan.

Research Apr 30, 2025

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Research Apr 30, 2025

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Exploits & Vulnerabilities

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 unauthorised access, resource abuse, and potential misuse or theft of AI-powered inference services, including speech recognition and text-to-speech processing.

Research Apr 28, 2025

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Research Apr 28, 2025

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APT & Targeted Attacks

Earth Kurma APT Campaign Targets Southeast Asian Government, Telecom Sectors

An APT group dubbed Earth Kurma is actively targeting government and telecommunications organisations in Southeast Asia using advanced malware, rootkits, and trusted cloud services to conduct cyberespionage.

Research Apr 25, 2025

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Research Apr 25, 2025

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Cyber Threats

Russian Infrastructure Plays Crucial Role in North Korean Cybercrime Operations

In this blog entry, we discuss how North Korea's significant role in cybercrime – including campaigns attributed to Void Dokkaebi – is facilitated by extensive use of anonymization networks and the use of Russian IP ranges.

Research Apr 23, 2025

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Research Apr 23, 2025

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Malware

FOG Ransomware Spread by Cybercriminals Claiming Ties to DOGE

This blog details our investigation of malware samples that conceal within them a FOG ransomware payload.

Research Apr 21, 2025

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Research Apr 21, 2025

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Ransomware

CrazyHunter Campaign Targets Taiwanese Critical Sectors

This blog entry details research on emerging ransomware group CrazyHunter, which has launched a sophisticated campaign aimed at Taiwan's essential services.

Research Apr 16, 2025

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Research Apr 16, 2025

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