VoidLink Linux Malware Framework Built with AI Assistance Reaches 88,000 Lines of Code
The recently discovered sophisticated Linux malware framework known as VoidLink is assessed to have been developed by a single person with assistance from an artificial intelligence (AI) model. That's according to new findings from Check Point Research, which identified operation
Another BRICKSTORM: Stealthy Backdoor Enabling Espionage into Tech and Legal Sectors
Written by: Sarah Yoder, John Wolfram, Ashley Pearson, Doug Bienstock, Josh Madeley, Josh Murchie, Brad Slaybaugh, Matt Lin, Geoff Carstairs, Austin Larsen Introduction Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) is tracking BRICKSTORM malware activity, which is being used to mainta
New Group on the Block: UNC5142 Leverages EtherHiding to Distribute Malware
Written by: Mark Magee, Jose Hernandez, Bavi Sadayappan, Jessa Valdez Since late 2023, Mandiant Threat Defense and Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) have tracked UNC5142, a financially motivated threat actor that abuses the blockchain to facilitate the distribution of info
DPRK Adopts EtherHiding: Nation-State Malware Hiding on Blockchains
Written by: Blas Kojusner, Robert Wallace, Joseph Dobson Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has observed the North Korea (DPRK) threat actor UNC5342 using ‘EtherHiding’ to deliver malware and facilitate cryptocurrency theft, the first time GTIG has observed a nation-state a
To Be (A Robot) or Not to Be: New Malware Attributed to Russia State-Sponsored COLDRIVER
Written by: Wesley Shields Introduction COLDRIVER, a Russian state-sponsored threat group known for targeting high profile individuals in NGOs, policy advisors and dissidents, swiftly shifted operations after the May 2025 public disclosure of its LOSTKEYS malware, operationaliz
Help Wanted: Vietnamese Actors Using Fake Job Posting Campaigns to Deliver Malware and Steal Credentials
Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) is tracking a cluster of financially motivated threat actors operating from Vietnam that leverages fake job postings on legitimate platforms to target individuals in the digital advertising and marketing sectors. The actor effectively uses
Time Travel Triage: An Introduction to Time Travel Debugging using a .NET Process Hollowing Case Study
Written by: Josh Stroschein, Jae Young Kim The prevalence of obfuscation and multi-stage layering in today’s malware often forces analysts into tedious and manual debugging sessions. For instance, the primary challenge of analyzing pervasive commodity stealers like AgentTesla is
Frontline Intelligence: Analysis of UNC1549 TTPs, Custom Tools, and Malware Targeting the Aerospace and Defense Ecosystem
Written by: Mohamed El-Banna, Daniel Lee, Mike Stokkel, Josh Goddard Overview Last year, Mandiant published a blog post highlighting suspected Iran-nexus espionage activity targeting the aerospace, aviation, and defense industries in the Middle East. In this follow-up post, Mand
The Kimwolf Botnet is Stalking Your Local Network
The story you are reading is a series of scoops nestled inside a far more urgent Internet-wide security advisory. The vulnerability at issue has been exploited for months already, and it's time for a broader awareness of the threat. The short version is that everything you though
Who Benefited from the Aisuru and Kimwolf Botnets?
Our first story of 2026 revealed how a destructive new botnet called Kimwolf rapidly grew to infect more than two million devices by mass-compromising a vast number of unofficial Android TV streaming boxes. Today, we'll dig through digital clues left behind by the hackers, networ
RondoDox Botnet Expands Scope With React2Shell Exploitation
Recent attacks are targeting Next.js servers and pose a significant threat of cryptomining, botnet payloads, and other malicious activity to IoT networks and enterprises.
US Cyber Pros Plead Guilty Over BlackCat Ransomware Activity
Two US citizens pleaded guilty to working as ALPHV/BlackCat ransomware affiliates in 2023, and both were previously employed by prominent security firms.