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Microsoft Threat Intelligence has identified NeedyMantis, a modular, post-compromise malware family primarily used to maintain long-term access within targeted environments. Since at least October 2025, this malware has been deployed against telecommunications, academic, medical, and governmental organizations. Often associated with the threat actor Storm-3069, NeedyMantis is typically introduced post-compromise, leveraging…

The landscape of cybersecurity is undergoing a fundamental shift. As cyberattackers increasingly leverage automated agent frameworks to execute attacks at unprecedented scale, traditional security operations centers (SOCs) are struggling to keep pace. The core issue lies in the separation of security operations from native protection systems, which creates friction and…

The rise of AI has fundamentally transformed the cybersecurity landscape. While the underlying weaknesses—such as excessive permissions, unpatched systems, and exposed execution paths—remain familiar, attackers are now using AI to combine these vulnerabilities with unprecedented speed. This allows a minor initial foothold to quickly evolve into a widespread compromise across…

Threat actors are increasingly leveraging generative AI to conduct highly sophisticated financial fraud campaigns. A recent large-scale attack, targeting over a million enterprise users, demonstrates how adversaries are evolving traditional business email compromise (BEC) tactics by layering executive impersonation with fabricated vendor invoices. The Attack Strategy In this campaign, attackers…

Edge AI represents a fundamental shift in the AI security landscape. By moving model execution, IP, and data into local environments—such as devices, sensors, or factory floors—Edge AI grants customers more control over the stack, but it also transfers the burden of security from cloud providers to the customer. The…