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Artificial Intelligence (AI)

AI Pulse: Siri Says Hi to OpenAI, Deepfake Olympics & more

AI Pulse is a new blog series from Trend Micro on the latest cybersecurity AI news. In this edition: Siri says hi to OpenAI, fraud hogs the AI cybercrime spotlight, and why the Paris Olympics could be a hotbed of deepfakery.

Latest News Jun 28, 2024

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Latest News Jun 28, 2024

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Exploits & Vulnerabilities

Examining Water Sigbin's Infection Routine Leading to an XMRig Cryptominer

We analyze the multi-stage loading technique used by Water Sigbin to deliver the PureCrypter loader and XMRIG crypto miner.

Research Jun 28, 2024

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Research Jun 28, 2024

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Cyber Crime

ICO Scams Leverage 2024 Olympics to Lure Victims, Use AI for Fake Sites

In this blog we uncover threat actors using the 2024 Olympics to lure victims into investing in an initial coin offering (ICO). Similar schemes have been found to use AI-generated images for their fake ICO websites.

Research Jun 27, 2024

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Research Jun 27, 2024

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Artificial Intelligence (AI)

AI Coding Companions 2024: AWS, GitHub, Tabnine + More

AI coding companions are keeping pace with the high-speed evolution of generative AI overall, continually refining and augmenting their capabilities to make software development faster and easier than ever before. This blog looks at how the landscape is changing and key features of market-leading solutions from companies like AWS, GitHub, and Tabnine.

Security Strategies Jun 26, 2024

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Security Strategies Jun 26, 2024

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Cyber Threats

Attackers in Profile: menuPass and ALPHV/BlackCat

To test the effectiveness of managed services like our Trend Micro managed detection and response offering, MITRE Engenuity™ combined the tools, techniques, and practices of two globally notorious bad actors: menuPass and ALPHV/BlackCat. This blog tells the story of why they were chosen and what makes them threats to be reckoned with.

Latest News Jun 26, 2024

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Latest News Jun 26, 2024

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Cyber Threats

Omdia Report: Trend Disclosed 60% of Vulnerabilities

The latest Omdia Vulnerability Report shows Trend Micro™ Zero Day Initiative™ (ZDI) spearheaded 60% of 2023 disclosures, underscoring its role in cybersecurity threat prevention.

Reports Jun 25, 2024

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Reports Jun 25, 2024

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Privacy & Risks

Worldwide 2023 Email Phishing Statistics and Examples

Explore the need for going beyond built-in Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace™ security based on email threats detected in 2023.

Expert Perspective Jun 20, 2024

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Expert Perspective Jun 20, 2024

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APT & Targeted Attacks

Behind the Great Wall: Void Arachne Targets Chinese-Speaking Users With the Winos 4.0 C&C Framework

We recently discovered a new threat actor group that we dubbed Void Arachne. This group targets Chinese-speaking users with malicious Windows Installer (MSI) files in a recent campaign. These MSI files contain legitimate software installer files for AI software and other popular software but are bundled with malicious Winos payloads.

Research Jun 19, 2024

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Research Jun 19, 2024

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Cyber Threats

Not Just Another 100% Score: MITRE ENGENUITY ATT&CK

The latest MITRE Engenuity ATT&CK Evaluations pitted leading managed detection and response (MDR) services against threats modeled on the menuPass and BlackCat/AlphV adversary groups. Trend Micro achieved 100% detection across all 15 major attack steps with an 86% actionable rate for those steps— balancing detections and business priorities including operational continuity and minimized disruption.

Jun 18, 2024

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Jun 18, 2024

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Malware

Noodle RAT: Reviewing the Backdoor Used by Chinese-Speaking Groups

This blog entry provides an analysis of the Noodle RAT backdoor, which is likely being used by multiple Chinese-speaking groups engaged in espionage and other types of cybercrime.

Research Jun 11, 2024

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Research Jun 11, 2024

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