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Malware Analysis Reports Grandoreiro Trojan Technical Analysis Grandoreiro is a Delphi banking trojan seen since 2016 and aimed at banking users in Latin America and Iberia. See what this technical report covers. 
APT Groups RomCom APT RomCom, also known as Void Rabisu or Storm-0978, is a Russia-aligned advanced persistent threat active since 2022. The group is known for combining espionage-driven operations with… 
APT Groups Inside the Operations of Cactus: The Rise of a Stealth-Focused Ransomware Threat Cactus is a financially motivated ransomware group leveraging VPN vulnerabilities, encrypted tunneling, and double extortion tactics to target enterprises across the US, UK, and Europe. 
APT Groups Operation ForumTroll: What Is Confirmed About the Chrome Zero-Day (CVE-2025-2783) A deep-dive into Operation ForumTroll, a high-risk Russia-aligned threat actor conducting espionage, phishing, and influence operations across Eastern Europe. 
APT Groups PlushDaemon APT: An In-Depth Analysis of a Stealthy China-Aligned Cyber Espionage Group PlushDaemon is a stealthy, China-aligned advanced persistent threat (APT) group focused on long-term cyber espionage. Active since the early 2010s, the group primarily targets government, defense,… 
APT Groups Smishing Triad: A Global Cybercrime Syndicate Targeting Postal and Financial Networks The Smishing Triad is a high-risk, financially motivated cybercrime syndicate operating smishing-as-a-service campaigns since 2022. By impersonating postal, banking, and public service brands, the group targets… 
APT Groups Silent Chollima: North Korea’s Dual-Track Cyber Weapon Silent Chollima (APT45), also known as Onyx Sleet, is a North Korea–linked threat actor operating at the intersection of cyber espionage and financially motivated attacks. Active… 
APT Groups OldGremlin: A Stealthy Russian-Speaking Ransomware and Espionage Threat Group Evolving Into a Precision Striking APT OldGremlin is a high-risk, Russian-speaking threat group operating since 2020 that blends APT-level stealth, long-term reconnaissance, and double-extortion ransomware. Its precision-driven campaigns pose significant risk to… 
APT Groups OilRig: Iran’s Persistent Espionage Arm in Cyberspace OilRig, also known as APT34 or Helix Kitten, is one of Iran’s most persistent cyber espionage groups. Active since 2014, the group targets energy, defense, and… 
APT Groups Callisto APT: Russia’s Persistent Espionage Operator Callisto is a long-running Russia-linked APT group specializing in cyber espionage against NATO, EU, and government organizations. This analysis explores its identity, tactics, cloud-focused operations, and… 
APT Groups Crafty Camel APT: Iran’s Expanding Espionage Footprint in the Modern Cyber Battlespace Crafty Camel is an Iran-aligned advanced persistent threat leveraging spearphishing, cloud credential theft, and identity-centric attacks to conduct long-term cyber espionage. Active since 2017, the group… 
APT Groups Angry Likho: Inside a Rapidly Growing Espionage Threat Targeting Eastern Europe Angry Likho is a rapidly evolving pro-Russian cyber espionage group targeting Eastern European governments and defense organizations. This in-depth threat intelligence report analyzes its motivations, TTPs,… All 14 pages
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