UNC1069 Targets Cryptocurrency Sector with New Tooling and AI-Enabled Social Engineering
Written by: Ross Inman, Adrian Hernandez Introduction North Korean threat actors continue to evolve their tradecraft to target the cryptocurrency and decentralized finance (DeFi) verticals. Mandiant recently investigated an intrusion targeting a FinTech entity within this sector
Beyond the Battlefield: Threats to the Defense Industrial Base
Introduction In modern warfare, the front lines are no longer confined to the battlefield; they extend directly into the servers and supply chains of the industry that safeguards the nation. Today, the defense sector faces a relentless barrage of cyber operations conducted by st
GTIG AI Threat Tracker: Distillation, Experimentation, and (Continued) Integration of AI for Adversarial Use
Introduction In the final quarter of 2025, Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) observed threat actors increasingly integrating artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate the attack lifecycle, achieving productivity gains in reconnaissance, social engineering, and malware deve
Patch Tuesday, February 2026 Edition
Microsoft today released updates to fix more than 50 security holes in its Windows operating systems and other software, including patches for a whopping six "zero-day" vulnerabilities that attackers are already exploiting in the wild.
Kimwolf Botnet Swamps Anonymity Network I2P
For the past week, the massive "Internet of Things" (IoT) botnet known as Kimwolf has been disrupting the The Invisible Internet Project (I2P), a decentralized, encrypted communications network designed to anonymize and secure online communications. I2P users started reporting di
Dark Patterns Undermine Security, One Click at a Time
People trust organizations to do the right thing, but some websites and apps have user interfaces that ultimately lead to inadequate security.
8-Minute Access: AI Accelerates Breach of AWS Environment
The AI-assisted attack, which started with exposed credentials from public S3 buckets, rapidly achieved administrative privilges.
AI May Supplant Pen Testers, But Oversight & Trust Are Not There Yet
Crowdsourced bug bounties and pen-testing firms see AI agents stealing the low-hanging vulnerabilities from their human counterparts. Oversight remains key.
GlassWorm Malware Returns to Shatter Developer Ecosystems
The self-replicating malware has poisoned a fresh set of Open VSX software components, leaving potential downstream victims with infostealer infections.
Russian Hackers Weaponize Microsoft Office Bug in Just 3 Days
APT28's attacks rely on specially crafted Microsoft Rich Text Format (RTF) documents to kick off a multistage infection chain to deliver malicious payloads.
Google Looker Bugs Allow Cross-Tenant RCE, Data Exfil
Attackers could even have used one vulnerable Lookout user to gain access to other GCP tenants' environments.
Big Breach or Smooth Sailing? Mexican Gov't Faces Leak Allegations
A hacktivist group claims a 2.3-terabyte data breach exposes the information of 36 million Mexicans, but no sensitive accounts are at risk, says government.