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Critical Infrastructure Under Threat: How Frontier AI Changes the Risk Equation
AIOT & critical infrastructure

Critical Infrastructure Under Threat: How Frontier AI Changes the Risk Equation

The critical systems we can’t afford to lose are the same ones attackers are racing to target. With a new generation of AI-augmented cyber threats, what used to be weeks of warning can collapse into mere hours. What is the current state of the threat landscape for essential industries, and what can organizations do to fortify their defenses? Uncover this and more in our report.

16 września 2026TrendAI™ Research
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Rethinking the External Attack Surface: Managing the Growing Risk of Open Cyber-Physical Data
IoT & smart devicesASM ASRM
Rethinking the External Attack Surface: Managing the Growing Risk of Open Cyber-Physical Data

China-aligned operational relay box (ORB) infrastructure is harvesting open sensor data at scale, and most defenders can't see it. Our report dives into how these ORBs can use open telemetry for data collection and other purposes.

10 września 2026 6 min
Fyodor Yarochkin, Vladimir Kropotov, Robert McArdle
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HacktivismRansomware & extortion
Mapping the Criminal Economy Targeting Critical Infrastructure

TrendAI™ Research went inside the forums, marketplaces, and Telegram channels where access to factories, utilities, and energy firms is bought, sold, and weaponized. Combing through two years’ worth of data revealed an underground where financially motivated brokers and ransomware crews now operate alongside state-aligned hacktivists, sharing the same entry vectors, the same pirated training, and in some cases, the same personnel.

2 września 2026 7 min
Mayra Rosario Fuentes, Stephen Hilt, Numaan Huq
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Security 101: Virtual Patching
Exploits & Zero-Days
Security 101: Virtual Patching

What happens to an unpatched or vulnerable application or organization’s IT infrastructure? Here's how virtual patching helps enterprises address vulnerability and patch management woes.

25 sierpnia 2026 5 min
TrendAI™ Research
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Targeted attacks
LoJax UEFI Rootkit Used in Cyberespionage

Security researchers came across a Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) rootkit in the wild being used for cyberespionage. Named LoJax, the rootkit is reportedly packaged with other tools that modifies the system’s firmware to infect it with malware.

October 1st, 2018 3 min read TrendAI™ Research
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Cyber crime
.EGG Files in Spam Delivers GandCrab v4.3 Ransomware to South Korean Users

We discovered spam mails abusing EGG (.egg) files to deliver the GandCrab v4.3 ransomware. Additionally, the operators behind the spam mails appear to be specifically going after South Korean users, as evidenced by the use of Hangul in the spam mails.

August 20th, 2018 2 min read Donald Castillo
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Cyber crimeCybercriminal underground
Data Breaches 101: How They Happen, What Gets Stolen, and Where It All Goes

Data breaches take time and a lot of effort to pull off, but successful breaches can affect not just organizations, but also millions of people. Learn what a data breach is, what types of data is usually stolen, and what happens to stolen data.

August 10th, 2018 6 min read TrendAI™ Research
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Exploits & Zero-Days
Over 200,000 MikroTik Routers Compromised in Cryptojacking Campaign

Security researchers uncovered a cryptojacking campaign that exploits a vulnerability in MikroTik routers to inject a malicious version of Coinhive. Here’s what you need to know.

August 3rd, 2018 3 min read TrendAI™ Research, TrendAI Rese
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Malware
Fileless Malware PowerGhost Targets Corporate Systems

A new fileless malware utilizes Powershell and EternalBlue via WMI for propagation, infecting workstations and servers connected to a local server with a cryptocurrency miner and a DDos tool. Significant infections have been detected in North America and Europ

July 30th, 2018 2 min read TrendAI™ Research
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Phishing & BEC
FBI Report: Global BEC Losses Exceeded US$12 Billion in 2018

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a public service announcement (PSA) regarding the continued increase of Business Email Compromise (BEC) scams, which total global losses have already reached over US$12 billion in 2018.

July 18th, 2018 2 min read TrendAI™ Research
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Cybercriminal underground
The Rise and Fall of Scan4You

We delved into the rise and fall of Scan4You, the largest counter antivirus service in the underground, its operators, and the ties that bind them to other cybercriminals.

May 16th, 2018 4 min read TrendAI™ Research
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Cyber crime
Exposed Video Streams: How Hackers Abuse Surveillance Cameras

IP surveillance cameras provide certain conveniences, but control of this can fall into the wrong hands. What threats are there for these devices and what can be done to minimize risk?

May 8th, 2018 10 min read TrendAI™ Research
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Cyber crime
Curbing the BEC Problem Using AI and Machine Learning

Due to BEC’s evolving and treacherous nature, run-of-the-mill best practices and security solutions have become weak to withstand attacks. Find out how advanced solutions that utilize artificial intelligence and machine learning help in defending against BEC.

April 16th, 2018 5 min read TrendAI™ Research
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Exploits & Zero-Days
Exposed Devices and Supply Chain Attacks: Overlooked Risks in Healthcare Networks

This research examines the oft-overlooked infection vectors in today’s healthcare networks: exposed medical devices and supply chain attacks.

April 5th, 2018 2 min read TrendAI™ Research
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