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AI Security

Criminals Are Using AI Like a Work Tool. Researchers Have the Receipts.

Two major studies show hackers using AI assistants to write malicious code, dodge safety filters, and attack in hours rather than weeks. Cloud activity tied to this shift jumped 171 percent in the first half of 2026.

5 min read
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Ransomware

Chaos ransomware crew hides its remote control tool inside your own browser

A new backdoor called msaRAT launches Chrome or Edge in the background and pipes attacker commands through it, so no direct link to the criminal server ever appears on the network.

4 min read
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Threat Intelligence

Russian Crew Hides Starland Backdoor Inside Fake Zoom and WebEx Installers

UAT-11795 is spiking popular software downloads with a credential-and-crypto stealer, and US users are the main target.

4 min read
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Threat Intelligence

Chinese hackers hijack unpatched routers to build a stealth relay network

A group Cisco Talos calls UAT-7810 is breaking into Ruckus and ASUS routers to hide the tracks of other China-linked spying crews.

3 min read
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Identity & Access

New Phishing Kit 'ARToken' Exposes Full Microsoft 365 Takeover Playbook

Cisco Talos researchers found more than 80 hidden commands inside a phishing service tied to the EvilTokens platform — including tools to steal Microsoft 365 logins, read mailboxes, and quietly hide their tracks.

4 min read
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