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Hackers Tie Iranian Espionage to CastleRAT and ChainShell

A direct operational link between Iran’s MuddyWater espionage group and the Russian TAG-150 CastleRAT malware-as-a-service (MaaS) platform, showing how state and criminal ecosystems are now tightly intertwined. Investigators recovered 15 malware samples, including at least two CastleRAT “builds” and a…

PureRAT Hides PE Payloads in PNGs for Fileless Execution

A multi-stage PureRAT campaign that hides portable executable (PE) payloads inside PNG images and executes them almost entirely in memory, making detection and forensics significantly harder for defenders. The campaign combines steganography, PowerShell-based loaders, UAC bypass, process hollowing, and anti-virtualization…

Gentlemen RaaS Hits Windows, Linux, and ESXi With New C-Based Locker

Gentlemen is a fast‑growing ransomware‑as‑a‑service (RaaS) operation now targeting Windows, Linux, NAS, BSD, and VMware ESXi with a new locker written in C for hypervisor environments. Its multi‑platform design and strong defense‑evasion features make it a high‑impact threat to corporate…

AI-Driven Exploitation Could Shrink Defenders’ Patch Window

AI-powered cyberattacks are entering a new phase, with frontier AI models now capable of autonomously discovering and exploiting software vulnerabilities at unprecedented speed. Unit 42’s hands-on testing reveals that modern AI models are no longer مجرد coding assistants. Instead, they…