Analysis of VoidLink: A Cloud-Native Malware Threat Targeting Linux Systems

A sophisticated Linux malware framework, VoidLink, has been identified by Check Point Research, representing a significant escalation in threats targeting cloud-native environments. The advanced framework, developed by Chinese-affiliated developers, combines custom loaders, implants, rootkits, and over 30 modular plugins specifically…

HoneyTrap: Outsmarting Jailbreak Attacks on Large Language Models

Researchers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and Zhejiang University have unveiled HoneyTrap, a groundbreaking deceptive defense framework designed to counter progressively intensifying jailbreak attacks on large language models. The novel approach leverages collaborative multi-agent…

PowerShell-Driven Multi-Stage Windows Malware Using Text Payloads

Security researchers have identified a sophisticated multi-stage malware campaign dubbed SHADOW#REACTOR that chains together obfuscated Visual Basic Script (VBS) execution, resilient PowerShell stagers, text-only payload delivery mechanisms, and .NET Reactor–protected in-memory loaders to deploy Remcos RAT while evading detection and…