Exploit
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Cloud Atlas Upgrades Arsenal: Novel Backdoors and Stealth RDP Patching for Cyber-Espionage
Between 2025 and 2026, the Cloud Atlas APT deployed previously undocumented backdoors, VBCloud and PowerShower, alongside modified sys…
Unit 42: Frontier AI Models Exploiting Open-Source Transparency to Automate Supply Chain Attacks
Frontier AI models are demonstrating the autonomous reasoning required to identify vulnerabilities in open-source code and orchestrate…
Ransomware 2026: Extortion Tactics Pivot Beyond File Encryption
Kaspersky’s May 12, 2026 report reveals a fundamental shift in the threat landscape: as encryption loses its leverage, attackers are p…
Mirai Variant Targets EOL TP-Link Routers via Flawed Exploit for Valid Vulnerability
Unit 42 has identified active exploitation attempts targeting CVE-2023-33538 on end-of-life TP-Link routers. While current in-the-wild…
Frontier AI: The Shift from Coding Assistant to Autonomous Threat Agent
Research from Unit 42 reveals that frontier AI models now possess the autonomous reasoning capabilities of full-spectrum security rese…