The first reported AI-orchestrated cyber espionage campaign just validated what we’ve been warning about. Or did it? Either way, the…

APT42 launched "SpearSpecter," a campaign targeting defense officials and their relatives. It uses personalized social engineering and the stealthy, PowerShell-based TAMECAT malware.

Mandiant exposed UNC1549, an Iranian APT, using DLL search order hijacking on Citrix/VMware to deploy TWOSTROKE and DCSYNCER.SLICK. The group performs VDI breakouts for long-term espionage.

Chinese hackers used Anthropic’s Claude to scale targeted intrusions, turning AI from a coding assistant into a state-backed cyber force

Bloody Wolf APT is targeting Central Asia using custom Java droppers to deploy the NetSupport RAT. The group uses geo-fencing and fake Ministry of Justice lures to achieve stealthy, persistent access for espionage.

Microsoft has quietly patched a long-standing flaw in Windows that had been exploited in real-world attacks for several

Sekoia exposed Russian Calisto APT (FSB-linked) targeting RSF and NGOs with spear-phishing. The attack uses a custom AiTM kit and a "missing file" lure to steal credentials and 2FA codes.

FortiGuard exposed UDPGangster, a custom UDP backdoor deployed by MuddyWater APT. The malware evades network defenses and analysis by using UDP for C2 and checking for single-core CPUs/low RAM.

A critical RCE (CVSS 10.0) in React Server Components (CVE-2025-55182) is under widespread exploitation by China-nexus groups deploying MINOCAT and HISONIC backdoors, plus XMRig miners.

NANOREMOTE, a new Windows backdoor, leverages the Google Drive API for covert C2 and data exfiltration using OAuth 2.0 tokens. The malware shares a hard-coded AES key with the FINALDRAFT family, linking it to seasoned espionage actors.