Threats & Attacks
Ransomware, malware, phishing and the actors behind them.
Slopoly's Week-Long Foothold and What It Means for AI Cybersecurity Governance
IBM X-Force observed Slopoly, a likely AI-generated backdoor used by Hive0163 in an Interlock ransomware intrusion that lingered for over a week. A grounded look at the attack chain, the AI-assistance question, and the governance response defenders and boards should mount in 2026.
AI Cybersecurity Threats 2026: When Malware Hides in Windows Event Logs
Kaspersky and security researchers caught attackers stashing payloads inside Windows event records — a stealth-storage trick never before documented in the wild. Here's what this means for defenders navigating AI cybersecurity threats in 2026.
Carbonato and Emerging AI Cybersecurity Threats: How Compromised Docker Daemons Deploy Agentic Remote Operators
Analysis of the Carbonato botnet malware, its exploitation of exposed Docker daemons, its use of the Hermes Agent AI framework for remote operations, worm-like propagation, and complete defensive and remediation practices for containerized environments.
Telegram's Mini Apps Are Now a Delivery Surface for Crypto Scams and Android Malware
CTM360 researchers tracked a fraud network they call FEMITBOT that turns Telegram Mini Apps into fake crypto, AI, and streaming sites — then harvests deposits, personal data, and finally pushes Android malware through a "verification" prompt. Here's how the pipeline works, which brands were impersonated, and what to tell your users.
AI Cybersecurity Governance and the Leaked Conti Source Code Mechanics
An analysis of the leaked Conti ransomware C source code, its value to reverse engineers examining encryption routines, and its implications for modern ai cybersecurity governance and threat defense in 2026.
KREMLIN Banking Toolkit Weaponizes Chromium Preferences in Recent Cybersecurity Data Breaches
An in-depth technical breakdown of the KREMLIN banking malware campaign active since mid-2025, examining how attackers bypass Chromium security controls to force-install malicious Chrome and Edge extensions and fuel recent cybersecurity data breaches.
AI Cybersecurity Threats 2026: Defending Against Multi-Hop Google Redirect Phishing Chains
An analysis of how threat actors chain multiple Google services in multi-hop redirect phishing campaigns, examining AI cybersecurity threats, Quantum Route Redirect, and defensive strategies for 2026.
AI Cybersecurity Threats 2026: Weaponizing Azure Monitor Alerts for Callback Phishing
Attackers are abusing legitimate Microsoft Azure Monitor alert emails to deliver fake Microsoft Security Team billing warnings that push victims onto fraudulent callback numbers. Here is how the campaign works and how to defend against it.
Star Blizzard Abandons ClickFix: How This Russian APT's Evolving Toolkit Fits the Broader 2026 AI Cybersecurity Threats Landscape
Star Blizzard (COLDRIVER) is pivoting from ClickFix clipboard attacks to WhatsApp session hijacking and deploying new malware like LOSTKEYS and SPICA. Here's what the shift means for Ukraine-linked networks and AI-era defenses.
AI Cybersecurity Threats in 2026: How ClosedQuorum Delegates Windows Attack Choices to a Committee of Models
Cisco Talos says ClosedQuorum is the first documented Windows implant that hands tactical C2 decisions to a panel of commercial AI models. Here is how the voting malware works, what its limits are, and the behavioral signals defenders can use against emerging ai cybersecurity threats.
Diesel Vortex and AI Cybersecurity Threats 2026 in Logistics Phishing
Examining how the Diesel Vortex threat group leverages 52 domains, 9-stage cloaking, and phishing kits to target freight and logistics platforms in 2026, set against the backdrop of evolving ai cybersecurity threats.
AI Cybersecurity Threats in 2026: Aviation's Air Traffic Systems Become the Latest Ransomware Target
From air traffic control systems to national airlines, ransomware crews backed by AI-augmented social engineering are proving that the aviation sector is no longer a soft target — it's the target.