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Attackers Expose Ongoing AI Tool Use Targeting Organizations in Latin America

Explore how attackers targeting Latin American entities use AI for data exfiltration and how basic OpSec errors allow defenders to disrupt operations.

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Spring Ring: An Inside Look at Voice Phishing Campaigns in Microsoft Teams

Learn how the Spring Ring campaign abuses Microsoft Teams and voice phishing to deploy malware and target enterprise domain controllers.

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The State of AI-Enabled Malware August 2026: From Brand Abuse to Agentic Execution

Explore Unit 42 research on AI-enabled malware. Learn how existing behavioral detection and endpoint analytics stop AI-authored code before execution.

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Identity Abuse Through Trusted Communication Channels

Unit 42 details how attackers exploit enterprise collaboration tools for identity phishing and credential theft. Discover key defense strategies.

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Kimwolf v7: An Evolution of the Kimwolf Botnet

Discover how Kimwolf v7 targets Android IoT devices with HTTP/2 DDoS fingerprinting, Ethereum ENS C2 resolution and Tor backup routing.

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The Permanent Threat: Analyzing Aeternum’s Blockchain-Based C2 Operations and Communications

Analysis of the Aeternum botnet loader, a threat leveraging Polygon blockchain smart contracts for decentralized C2 infrastructure and payload execution.

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Almost Half of Malware Samples Communicate Direct to IP

Nearly half of C2 malware bypasses DNS by connecting directly to IP addresses. Zero trust IP enforcement secures networks against these threats.

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