APT Group Articles
GC01 (Golden Chickens): Inside the Arsenal of a Premier E-Crime MaaS Provider
Golden Chickens (GC01) is a top-tier Malware-as-a-Service provider enabling cybercriminal operations worldwide. Discover its tools, tactics, and impact.
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Threat actors, dark web activity, ransomware and digital risk, explained by the analysts who track them.
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All Blog Articles. Newest First.
APT Group Articles
ShadyPanda: What Is Known About the Browser Extension Campaign
ShadyPanda is a name from a single vendor report about malicious browser extensions. This page covers what MITRE ATT&CK confirms about extension abuse and how to reduce the risk.
APT Group Articles
BlackTech
BlackTech is a China-aligned APT group specializing in long-term cyber espionage through network infrastructure compromise, targeting telecom, government, and tech sectors.
News Explainer
When AI Fights Back: How Attackers Are Using Agentic AI Against Your Organization
A massive Komiko AI data breach exposed over 1 million users, including OAuth tokens and session data—creating critical account takeover risks. Here’s what happened and how Brandefense detected it early.
APT Group Articles
UAC-0194: Inside a Rapidly Evolving NTLM-Exploiting Espionage Operation
UAC-0194 is a high-risk, Russian-affiliated threat actor leveraging NTLM vulnerabilities for stealthy credential theft and cyber espionage across Eastern Europe.
News Explainer
What Is Credential Stuffing? How the Attack Works and How to Stop It
Credential stuffing explained: how attackers test real stolen username and password pairs across services, where the lists come from, and how to detect it.
Ransomware
What Is Triple Extortion? The Anatomy of the Encryption + Leakage + DDoS Trio
Triple extortion ransomware is reshaping cyber threats. Discover how attackers operate and how to detect threats before encryption begins.
DRPS Articles
MFA Doesn’t Protect You — Cookies Give You Away: The Rise of Session Hijacking
Session hijacking allows attackers to bypass MFA by stealing authentication cookies. Discover how it works and how to detect stolen session tokens before exploitation.
DRPS Articles
Mobile App Impersonation: How a Fake Version of Your App Steals Your Users
Fake mobile apps replicate your brand to steal user credentials, financial data, and trust. Discover how attackers build, distribute, and monetize clone apps—and how to stop them early.
APT Group Articles
UAC-0102: Inside a Covert Espionage Operation Targeting Ukraine and Beyond
UAC-0102 is a stealth-focused cyber espionage group targeting Ukrainian government and infrastructure entities using spearphishing and cloud-based C2 techniques.
APT Group Articles
Inside the Operations of Crazy Evil: The Rise of a Global Crypto-Focused Cybercrime Network
An in-depth analysis of Crazy Evil, a financially motivated cybercrime group targeting Web3, crypto platforms, and digital identities through advanced social engineering and malware campaigns.
DRPS Articles
1 Million User Records Exposed: A Deep Dive into the Komiko AI App Data Breach
A massive Komiko AI data breach exposed over 1 million users, including OAuth tokens and session data—creating critical account takeover risks. Here’s what happened and how Brandefense detected it early.
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Threat Research
What a 0-Day Ad Really Sells: 37 of 93 Are Unnamed-Exploit Claims
Threat Research
What WormGPT and Other AI-Branded Tool Ads Sell
Threat Research
Why Web Shell, cPanel and RDP Prices Do Not Add Up
Threat Research
The September Surge in Access-Labelled Posts
Threat Research
Most Initial Access Offers We Read Sold Websites, Not Networks
Threat Research
Anatomy of a Corporate Network Access Listing
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Knowledge Hub →01What does the Brandefense blog cover?
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07How many articles are on the Brandefense blog?
This collection currently contains 528 public articles. The page shows the total at the top and the count for each topic next to its name. Each article shows its publish date.
08Who writes the Brandefense blog?
The blog describes its articles as explained by the analysts who track threats. They cover threat actors, dark web activity, ransomware and digital risk. The newest articles appear first.
09Does the blog have articles about APT groups?
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10What is the difference between the deep web, the dark web and the surface web?
The surface web is the part of the internet that search engines list. The deep web is content that search engines do not list, such as pages behind a login. The dark web needs special software to reach.
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