Typosquatted npm packages used to steal cloud and CI/CD secrets
The Mini Shai-Hulud campaign used malicious npm packages to target cloud and CI/CD credentials across developer environments.
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The Gentlemen ransomware: Dissecting a self-propagating Go encryptor
Microsoft Threat Intelligence presents a comprehensive analysis of The Gentlemen, a Go-based ransomware deployed by affiliates of Storm-2697 that combines per-file ephemeral key encryption with an aggressive self-propagation module to deploy itself across an entire network using series of simultaneous lateral movement techniques per target. -
From poisoned search results to GPU mining: A cryptojacking campaign abusing ScreenConnect and Microsoft .NET utilities
Microsoft exposes a cryptojacking campaign using SEO poisoning and ScreenConnect to target high-performance PCs, with malicious sites also surfaced through AI chatbots. -
From edge appliance to enterprise compromise: Multi-stage Linux intrusion via F5 and Confluence
A multi-stage attack on Linux devices began with an exposed F5 BIG-IP edge appliance and pivoted to an internal Confluence server for credential theft and identity compromise. Go beyond data protection with Microsoft Purview
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Mini Shai Hulud: Compromised @antv npm packages enable CI/CD credential theft
Compromised @antv npm packages deploy the Mini Shai-Hulud payload to steal CI/CD secrets from Linux-based automation environments. -
Introducing RAMPART and Clarity: Open source tools to bring safety into Agent development workflow
The AI systems shipping inside enterprises today are fundamentally different from the ones we were building even two years ago, because they have moved well past answering questions and into accessing your email, retrieving records from your CRM, writing and executing code, and taking actions on your behalf across dozens of connected systems. -
Exposing Fox Tempest: A malware-signing service operation
Fox Tempest is a financially motivated threat actor operating a malware‑signing‑as‑a‑service (MSaaS) used by other cybercriminals, including Vanilla Tempest and Storm groups, to more effectively distribute malicious code, including ransomware. -
How Storm-2949 turned a compromised identity into a cloud-wide breach
Storm-2949 turned stolen credentials into a cloud-wide breach, moving from identity compromise to large-scale data theft without using malware. Streamline privacy management with Microsoft Priva
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Defense in depth for autonomous AI agents
As AI agents gain autonomy, defense in depth must evolve, with application-layer design, identity, and human oversight at the center. -
Kazuar: Anatomy of a nation-state botnet
Kazuar, a sophisticated malware family attributed to the Russian state actor Secret Blizzard, has been under constant development for years and continues to evolve in support of espionage-focused operations. -
When configuration becomes a vulnerability: Exploitable misconfigurations in AI apps
Exposed UIs, weak authentication, and risky defaults could turn cloud-native AI apps on Kubernetes into potential targets by threat actors. -
Accelerating detection engineering using AI-assisted synthetic attack logs generation
What if you could generate realistic attack telemetry on demand? Explore research methods that translate attacker behaviors (TTPs) into synthetic logs that can trigger detections at scale and without sensitive data.
