Articles and research done by us in cybersecurity are designed to identify and examine the latest trends influencing the industry while providing a clearer understanding of the rapidly evolving threat landscape confronting organizations around the world. It explores emerging attack methods, notable threat actor operations, recently disclosed vulnerabilities, advancements in defensive technologies, and the expanding role of artificial intelligence in both offensive and defensive cybersecurity activities.
Through the analysis of recent real-world incidents, security research, and broader industry developments, this report is intended to help security professionals, business leaders, and technology teams better assess current risks, prepare for future challenges, and make informed decisions when shaping cybersecurity strategies, security architectures, and risk management programs.
The findings presented in this report are based on publicly available information, industry research, and observed cybersecurity events available at the time of publication.
- When Malware Plays Dead: Why Content Reconstruction Matters Before Detonation
Threat Research When Malware Plays Dead: Why Content Reconstruction Matters Before Detonation FileDNA Research · September 2026 · 8 min read Modern malware increasingly… - TerminalFix: Where FileDNA Can Break the Attack Chain—and Where It Cannot
Microsoft recently documented TerminalFix, an evolution of the ClickFix social-engineering technique that replaces a familiar Windows Run prompt with instructions to use Windows Terminal… - Why “Harmless” File Types Like SVG Aren’t Harmless At All
A two-month phishing campaign proved that the file types your email filters trust the most are often the ones built to be trusted the… - Every computing era built a new security layer. This one is content
Every era of computing eventually paid for the security layer it needed. The AI era needs one at the content itself, and that is… - The Missing Layer in the Modern SOC: How FileDNA CADR Completes a Multi-Layered Defense Strategy
Security leaders have invested heavily in detection and response. The returns on that investment are real. What remains unaddressed is the file itself, and… - The Next Evolution of File-Based PhishingWhen Attackers Target the AI Instead of the User For years, phishing had one goal, which was to get a person to click. That…
- When the Front Line Is the File: Why the Hardest Test for AI in Security Points Toward PreventionA recent research paper argues that malware static analysis is the true proving ground for generative AI, precisely because it is so brutally hard.…
- The File Is the Payload: How Ordinary Documents Are Becoming Weapons for AI-Driven AttacksA web page can trick ChatGPT into showing you a phishing link. A README can talk an AI coding assistant into running a process…
- Organizations Know Their Risks—But They Still Can’t Keep UpAccording to Filigran’s 2026 State of Threat Management Report, the cybersecurity industry has reached an important realization: visibility is no longer the primary challenge.…
- WhatsApp Becomes a Malware Delivery Channel as Attackers Abuse VBScript and Legitimate Remote Access SoftwareAttackers are hijacking WhatsApp accounts to push fake business documents that quietly install real IT management software, handing them long-term control of victim machines.…
- Webshell Attacks: How Trusted File Containers Become the First Stage of IntrusionFor many defenders, webshell malware is often associated with the final stage of a successful server compromise. Security teams typically think of webshells as…
- Crypto Clipper: Why USB-Based Malware Delivery Is Quietly Becoming Dangerous AgainFor years, cybersecurity teams have largely focused on internet-delivered malware. Email attachments, malicious browser downloads, phishing portals, drive-by exploits, and supply chain compromises have…
- VHDX Containers: When a Virtual Disk Becomes the PayloadFor years, organizations have trained employees to be cautious around executable attachments, macro-enabled Office documents, and suspicious PDF files. Threat actors have noticed. Instead…
- FishMonger Expands Its Malware Arsenal with Advanced Windows Variant of SprySOCKS BackdoorState-sponsored cyber espionage operations continue to evolve toward increasingly stealth-focused malware engineering, and newly observed activity linked to the China-aligned threat actor known as…
- Where File Content Analysis, Disarm & Reconstruction Fits within 2026 Threat LandscapePhishing has shifted from volume to credibility. Blocked-email counts have fallen by roughly a fifth in each of the last two years, yet risk…
- The Browser Security Gap: Why Modern Attacks Slip Past Conventional DefensesSecurity budgets keep growing and breaches keep happening. The contradiction resolves once you notice where attackers actually operate now: inside the browser tab, in…
- Mini Shai-Hulud and TeamPCP: The Rise of Cross-Platform Self-Replicating Supply Chain WormsThe software supply chain has absorbed many attacks in recent years, yet most stayed relatively contained, touching a single repository, one development ecosystem, or…
- ClickFix Malware Campaigns: How Social Engineering Is Replacing ExploitationAttackers have stopped breaking in. Increasingly, they persuade the victim to open the door, type the command, and run the malware themselves. For decades,…
- Chrome 149 patches a record 429 vulnerabilitiesGoogle’s largest-ever single security release lands as AI-assisted bug discovery reshapes how flaws are found — and who finds them. 429 Total fixes 22…
- The Emerging Autonomous Threat to Enterprise NetworksFor decades, self-propagating worms have been responsible for some of the most disruptive cyber incidents in history. Outbreaks such as SQL Slammer, MSBlast, Stuxnet,…
- World Cup: Inside the 2026 FIFA Cybercrime SurgeSix million fans, 150 million ticket requests, and an event roughly thirty times oversubscribed. For criminals who trade on urgency, scarcity, and the emotional…
- How a VS Code Bug Exposed GitHub RepositoriesA single click on a link. No download, no install prompt, no warning. Behind the scenes, an attacker walks away with a token that…
- WeedHack: Malware-as-a-Service Hunting the Minecraft Community
A Malware-as-a-Service (MaaS) operation known as WeedHack has emerged as a significant threat to the large and highly active Minecraft community. Research from McAfee… - Your EDR Is Watching. But Is It Preventing? How File-Layer Security Changes the Equation
Most organizations have invested heavily in tools that tell them what already happened. What they need is something that stops more of it from… - Inside the AI Malware Lab: How a Ransomware Group Built a Machine to Beat EDRSophos researchers stumbled across something they had not seen before: a fully operational AI-assisted development and testing environment, built by an active ransomware group,…
- Contemporary Microsoft 365 Intrusion Methods: Authentication Abuse, Token Theft, and Social Engineering Tradecraft
Recent Microsoft 365 compromise activity shows a clear shift away from traditional password theft toward abuse of legitimate authentication workflows, OAuth authorization mechanisms, session…