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Inside Kali365, a Device Code Phishing Ecosystem | Huntress
Huntress traced device code phishing from Tencent Cloud to Kali365, a Microsoft 365 kit that steals tokens and keeps access even after MFA or password resets.
Huntress traced device code phishing from Tencent Cloud to Kali365, a Microsoft 365 kit that steals tokens and keeps access even after MFA or password resets.
Introduction Mandiant and Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) have identified an active compromise and extortion campaign attributed to UNC6240 (ShinyHunters) targeting Oracle PeopleSoft application infrastructure. The activity was observed between May 27, 2026, and June 9, 2026 and is consistent with the exploitation of CVE-2026-35273, a critical remote code execution vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in the Environment Management component. The exploitation of this vulnerability directly aligns wi…
This blog provides a deep-dive into SniperDz, a centralised PhaaS platform with more than 80 ready-made phishing templates impersonating over 30 global brands, and uncovers the hidden infrastructure behind this sophisticated and highly-organized fraud ecosystem.
On 12 May 2026, Microsoft published a security advisory addressing a critical vulnerability affecting Windows Server when acting as a domain controller. This vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code over a network. According to The Centre for Cybersecurity Belgium (CCB), this vulnerability is currently exploited by threat actors. It is strongly recommended updating affected Windows servers as soon as possible.
32Critical166Important0Moderate0LowMicrosoft addresses 198 CVEs in the largest Patch Tuesday release, including three zero-days.Microsoft patched 198 CVEs in its June 2026 Patch Tuesday release, with 32 rated critical and 166 rated as important. Our counts omitted 6 CVEs that were already addressed by Microsoft via servicing and do not require additional customer action to resolve as well as 2 CVEs that were disclosed by other CNAs (CVE-2025-10263 and CVE-2026-8863). This Patch Tuesday release …
Bulletin ID: AWS-2025-020 Scope: AWS Content Type: Important (requires attention) Publication Date: 2025/10/07 01:30 PM PDT Description: AWS Client VPN is a managed client-based VPN service that enables secure access to AWS and on-premises resources. The AWS Client VPN client software runs on end-user devices, supporting Windows, macOS, and Linux and provides the ability for end users to establish a secure tunnel to the AWS Client VPN Service. We have identified CVE-2025-11462, an issue in AWS …
Scope: Amazon/AWS Content Type: Important (requires attention) Publication Date: 2025/07/23 8:30 AM PDT Description: AWS Client VPN is a managed client-based VPN service that enables secure access to AWS and on-premises resources. The AWS Client VPN client software runs on end-user devices, supporting Windows, macOS, and Linux and provides the ability for end users to establish a secure tunnel to the AWS Client VPN Service. We identified CVE-2025-###, an issue in AWS Client VPN. During the AWS …
Written by: Chad Reams, Tufail Ahmed, Keith Knapp, Ashley Frazer, Tyler McLellan Introduction From January through May 2026, Mandiant identified a financially motivated data theft extortion campaign executed by the threat cluster UNC3753 (also tracked as "Luna Moth," “Chatty Spider,” and "Silent Ransom Group") targeting dozens of organizations across professional, legal, and financial services in the United States. UNC3753 leverages voice phishing (vishing) and social engineering deception tech…
A malspam campaign abusing Google's DoubleClick delivers the loader through a five-stage chain that evades detection and blinds Windows telemetry before persisting
The same NTLM leakage primitive that got patched in the Snipping Tool exists in Windows Explorer's search: handler. No CVE. No fix. If your patching relies on CVE coverage, you have a blind spot.
Microsoft Entra ID 1-Click Open Redirection via OAuth Error Handling Abuse Researchers associated with Tenable have discovered new techniques to trigger 1-click open redirection attacks in Microsoft Entra ID by abusing the OAuth error-handling mechanism. The attack relies on an initial setup phase where a threat actor registers an OAuth application in an actor-controlled tenant and configures its redirect_uri to point to an attacker-controlled domain. When a victim clicks on a specifically craf…
Written by: Takahiro Sugiyama, Peter Revelant, Mathew Potaczek Introduction In late 2025, Mandiant responded to a security incident involving a compromised web server running KnowledgeDeliver. KnowledgeDeliver is a Learning Management System (LMS) developed by Digital Knowledge commonly used in Japan. Mandiant identified a critical vulnerability that allowed unauthenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE). An unknown threat actor leveraged this access to inject malicious code into the LMS platform,…
The ransomware name on the ransom note doesn't tell the full story. See how RaaS affiliates drive initial access, persistence, and exfiltration and what defenders should watch for.
Written by: Austin Larsen, Tyler McLellan, Genevieve Stark, Dan Ebreo Introduction Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has continued to track an expansive extortion campaign by UNC6671, a threat actor operating under the "BlackFile" brand, that targets organizations via sophisticated voice phishing (vishing) and single sign-on (SSO) compromise. By leveraging adversary-in-the-middle (AiTM) techniques to bypass traditional perimeter defenses and multi-factor authentication (MFA), UNC6671 gain…
[Mise à jour du 11 juin 2026] Le 9 juin 2026, Microsoft a publié des versions correctives. [Publication initiale] Le 14 mai 2026, Microsoft a publié un avis de sécurité concernant la vulnérabilité CVE-2026-42897 affectant Exchange Server. Elle permet à un attaquant non authentifié de provoquer...
Why Mythos (and other AI models) Make Continuous Exposure Visibility Critical For years, vulnerability discovery was naturally constrained by expertise, time, and scale. Finding meaningful security issues often required experienced researchers spending days or weeks understanding codebases, testing assumptions, reviewing implementations, and validating exploitability. That dynamic is changing rapidly. Recent developments around systems like Anthropic’s Project Glasswing 🔗 and Mythos, OpenAI’s …
Executive Summary Since our February 2026 report on AI-related threat activity, Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has continued to track a maturing transition from nascent AI-enabled operations to the industrial-scale application of generative models within adversarial workflows. This report, based on insights derived from Mandiant incident response engagements, Gemini, and GTIG’s proactive research, highlights the dual nature of the current threat environment where AI serves as both a so…
ESET researchers have investigated an ongoing attack by the ScarCruft APT group that targets the Yanbian region via backdoor-laced Windows and Android games
A fully patched Windows Server 2025 domain is vulnerable to dMSA Ouroboros—a self-sustaining credential extraction technique requiring only standard delegated permissions. Learn how it works, why remediation fails, and how to detect it.
Happy National Small Business Week! For over 60 years, the U.S. Small Business Administration has led this initiative to acknowledge the critical contributions of America’s entrepreneurs and small business owners. Part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, NIST’s mission is to drive U.S. innovation and global competitiveness, and the small business community is central to this mission. In this year’s blog, we shine a spotlight on some new and upcoming NIST resources that are all focused on streng…
Huntress found threat actors using the Komari monitoring agent as a SYSTEM-level backdoor. Learn how they abused GitHub and what defenders should hunt for.
While analyzing global smishing operations spanning APAC, LATAM, Europe, and MEA, Group-IB researchers uncovered the 'Phoenix System' administrative panel, a centralized Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) platform with real-time victim monitoring, geofencing, and live-phishing interventions to bypass multi-factor authentication.
Posted by Thomas Brunner, Yu-Han Liu, Moni PandeAt Google, our Threat Intelligence teams are dedicated to staying ahead of real-world adversarial activity, proactively monitoring emerging threats before they can impact users. Right now, Indirect Prompt Injection (IPI) is a top priority for the security community, anticipating it as a primary attack vector for adversaries to target and compromise AI agents. But while the danger of IPI is widely discussed, are threat actors actually exploiting th…
Written by: JP Glab, Tufail Ahmed, Josh Kelley, Muhammad Umair Introduction Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) identified a multistage intrusion campaign by a newly tracked threat group, UNC6692, that leveraged persistent social engineering, a custom modular malware suite, and deft pivoting inside the victim’s environment to achieve deep network penetration. As with many other intrusions in recent years, UNC6692 relied heavily on impersonating IT helpdesk employees, convincing their victim…
Attackers are building workflows around AI—fake tools, spoofed answers, and machine-speed phishing. See how Huntress is tracking this shift and what it means for defenders.
Introduction Advances in AI model-powered exploitation have demonstrated that general-purpose AI models can excel at vulnerability discovery, even without being purpose-built for the task. Eventually, capabilities such as these will be integrated directly into the development cycle, and code will be more difficult to exploit than ever; however, this transition creates a critical window of risk. As we harden existing software with AI, threat actors will use it to discover and exploit novel vulne…
Following our April 2024 announcement, Device Bound Session Credentials (DBSC) is now entering public availability for Windows users on Chrome 146, and expanding to macO…
Posted by Ben Ackerman, Chrome team, Daniel Rubery, Chrome team and Guillaume Ehinger, Google Account Security team Following our April 2024 announcement, Device Bound Session Credentials (DBSC) is now entering public availability for Windows users on Chrome 146, and expanding to macOS in an upcoming Chrome release. This project represents a significant step forward in our ongoing efforts to combat session theft, which remains a prevalent threat in the modern security landscape. Session theft t…