See how a threat actor used SQL injection and BadIIS to gain persistence, disable Windows Defender, and quietly install a cryptominer.
Threat actors want an easy way in. Use this practical system-hardening checklist to close gaps and learn how to secure your environment today.
Threat actors are now using AI to generate custom PowerShell scripts for Active Directory attacks. Our team analyzed real vibe-coded malware and what it means for defenders.
Written by: Shebin Mathew Introduction The "Golden SAML" technique, first described by CyberArk researchers in 2017, and further detailed by Mandiant researchers in 2021, remains one of the most effective methods for threat actors to forge identity assertions in the Microsoft ecosystem. By obtaining the private key of an ADFS token-signing certificate, an attacker can authenticate as any user to any SAML-federated application, bypassing multifactor authentication (MFA), conditional access, and …
Huntress is tracking a threat actor group as they evolve a phishing attack that uses a Facebook feature to send the initial spam lure.
Cloud application security keeps threat actors away from your data. We share practical ways to protect your apps and why it matters for your team today.
Huntress analyzed a credential dumping attack where threat actors disabled Defender, killed monitoring tools, and used Mimikatz to steal credentials.
Written by: Jordan Jones Introduction Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has conducted an in-depth analysis of a .NET backdoor, tracked as STOCKSTAY, that has been continually developed and deployed by the Russia-linked threat actor Turla (aka SUMMIT, Secret Blizzard, VENOMOUS BEAR, UAC-0194) since at least December 2022. Turla has deployed STOCKSTAY against government and military organizations in Ukraine, as well as entities with an interest in Italian foreign policy. Used for ongoing cy…
Group-IB analyzes Millenium RAT version 4.*, a remote access trojan that has undergone an architectural shift from .NET to native C++, while continuing to leverage the Telegram Bot API for command and control, requiring no dedicated server infrastructure. This blog also profiles the developer “ShinyEnigma”, and threat actor cluster “Y2K Operators” responsible for active Millenium RAT exploitation campaigns. Over 62,000 compromised endpoints across more than 160 countries have been identified, w…
Learn about some of the most common cyberattacks, how threat actors access computers and networks, and how to lower future risks.
Written by: Chester Sng, Pete Boonyakarn, Logeswaran Nadarajan, Lukasz Lamparski Introduction In early 2026, Mandiant identified a threat actor targeting SD-WAN infrastructure at a service provider. After gaining initial access, the threat actor exploited a zero-day vulnerability (CVE-2026-20245) in Cisco Catalyst SD-WAN to escalate privileges from a compromised administrative account to root-level access. The vulnerability stems from the device’s file upload feature lacking the ability to prop…
During the June Tradecraft Tuesday, Huntress researchers looked at device code phishing variations and why threat actors love this attack so much.
Written by: Patrick Whitsell, John McGuiness, Muhammad Umair Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has identified a sophisticated campaign attributed to UNC6508, a People's Republic of China (PRC)-nexus threat actor, targeting institutions in the North American academic, medical, and military research community. While remaining undetected for over a year, the threat actor compromised externally facing web applications, deployed bespoke malware, pivoted to sensitive internal systems, and abuse…
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…
SilabRAT (aka SnappyClient) is an advanced Remote Access Trojan (RAT) sold as a Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) on Darkweb forums. Developed by the threat actor "o1oo1," SilabRAT is heavily focused on financial gain through credential theft. It offers stability and is capable of bypassing existing security measures.
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.
Cloudflare customers can now use Cloudforce One threat intelligence directly within the WAF to block high-risk traffic. By using new cf.intel fields, security teams can automate protection against specific threat actors and targeted industries in real time.
Bulletin ID: AWS-2025-027 Scope: Amazon Content Type: Important (requires attention) Publication Date: 2025/11/7 10:15 AM PDT Description: Amazon's Ion-C is a library for the C language that is used to read and write Amazon Ion data. We Identified CVE-2025-12829, which describes an uninitialized stack read issue in Ion-C versions < v1.1.4 that may allow a threat actor to craft data and serialize it to Ion text in such a way that sensitive data in memory could be exposed through UTF-8 escape seq…
Bulletin ID: AWS-2025-016 Scope: AWS Content Type: Important (requires attention) Publication Date: 2025/07/25 6:00 PM PDT Description: AWS CodeBuild is a fully managed on-demand continuous integration service that compiles source code, runs tests, and produces software packages that are ready to deploy. Security researchers reported a CodeBuild issue that could be leveraged for unapproved code modification absent sufficient repository controls and credential scoping. The researchers demonstrat…
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…
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…
With the 2026 FIFA World Cup just weeks away, Group-IB researchers have uncovered six distinct fraud schemes, four independent threat actors, and over 4,300 fraudulent domains impersonating FIFA's official web presence — including a sophisticated phishing operation run by the Chinese-speaking threat actor GHOST STADIUM, whose campaign could cause losses reaching billions of dollars.
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,…
While Russian-speaking threat actors have historically dominated the phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) landscape, a rival ecosystem is rapidly growing within the Chinese-language underground. Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) analyzed a dozen current PhaaS offerings in the Chinese underground, all of them mature services and many likely tied intricately to the broader criminal ecosystem in that region. These services not only lower the barrier to entry for Chinese cyber criminals, but reveal …
On April 23, 2026, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an update to V1: Emergency Directive (ED) 25-03: Identify and Mitigate Potential Compromise of Cisco Devices related to Cisco Secure Firewall Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) and Cisco Secure Firewall Threat Defense (FTD) products. According to the update, the ArcaneDoor threat actor has developed a previously unknown persistence mechanism that is preserved across upgrading to the fixed releases that wer…
Threat actors are actively targeting your security tools. Learn how threat actors disable antivirus and EDR through vulnerable drivers, tampering attacks, and malicious firewall rules, and how Huntress detects.
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…
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…
We dug into a recent malspam campaign that involved an installer for a commercially sold remote monitoring and management (RMM) tool called Tiflux.
This blog examines how threat actors use deepfake impersonation and social media to manipulate real stocks, how a network of 208 connected fake investment platforms steals millions in cryptocurrency, and what a new approach to defence can do about it.
