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Threat Intelligence

CLOSEDQUORUM Runs Its Own Attack Without Asking Anyone

Cisco Talos has identified what it calls the first fully autonomous command-and-control implant: malware that polls a panel of AI models to decide its next move and never checks back with its operator.

4 min read
Microsoft cloud service icons (SharePoint, Teams, Edge) arranged on a server, with hidden malware threads running through the environment, visualized as invisib
Threat Intelligence

TWINLOOT Malware Hides Inside Microsoft's Own Cloud to Steal Passwords

A newly discovered piece of malicious software uses Microsoft SharePoint, Teams, and Edge to run its operation, making it nearly invisible to the tools most companies rely on.

4 min read
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Threat Intelligence

Iranian Hackers Refine 'Cavern' Toolkit to Hide Inside Google and DNS Traffic

Kaspersky says the Cav3rn framework, aimed at Israeli targets, now hides its commands inside services most networks trust by default.

4 min read
A network diagram on a security analyst's screen showing a single command-and-control server connected to 30 operators across different nations, with government
Threat Intelligence

One C2 Kit, 30 Customers, Two Governments: How Criminal Infrastructure Is Hiding State Hackers

A security researcher traced a single command-and-control tool to roughly 30 separate operators, including two with suspected government ties. The finding breaks a core assumption most security teams quietly rely on every day.

5 min read
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Threat Intelligence

Iran-Linked Hackers Hit Israeli IT Firms to Reach High-Value Targets

A group tied to Iran used a flexible, plug-in-style hacking toolkit to break into IT service providers in Israel, then moved through those companies to attack their clients.

2 min read
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