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APT & Targeted Attacks

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.

Research Mar 31, 2025

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Research Mar 31, 2025

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Exploits & Vulnerabilities

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.

Research Mar 28, 2025

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Research Mar 28, 2025

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Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Trend Cybertron: Full Platform or Open-Source?

Previously exclusive to Trend Vision One customers, select Trend Cybertron models, datasets and agents are now available via open-source. Build advanced security solutions and join us in developing the next generation of AI security technology.

Latest News Mar 27, 2025

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Latest News Mar 27, 2025

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Compliance & Risks

Trend Micro & IBM Team Up To Boost Mainframe Security

Trend Micro Deep Security adds security for mainframe enterprise integration

Latest News Mar 27, 2025

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Latest News Mar 27, 2025

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Exploits & Vulnerabilities

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.

Research Mar 25, 2025

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Research Mar 25, 2025

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Ransomware

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.

Research Mar 21, 2025

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Research Mar 21, 2025

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Exploits & Vulnerabilities

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.

Research Mar 18, 2025

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Research Mar 18, 2025

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Malware

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.

Research Mar 14, 2025

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Research Mar 14, 2025

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Cyber Threats

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.

Research Mar 11, 2025

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Research Mar 11, 2025

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Cyber Threats

From Event to Insight: Unpacking a B2B Business Email Compromise (BEC) Scenario

Trend Micro™ Managed XDR assisted in an investigation of a B2B BEC attack that unveiled an entangled mesh weaved by the threat actor with the help of a compromised server, ensnaring three business partners in a scheme that spanned for days. This article features investigation insights, a proposed incident timeline, and recommended security practices.

Research Mar 05, 2025

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Research Mar 05, 2025

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