Hackers are increasingly exploiting newly disclosed vulnerabilities in third-party software to gain initial access to cloud environments, with the window for attacks shrinking from weeks to just days.
Today is Microsoft's March 2026 Patch Tuesday with security updates for 79 flaws, including 2 publicly disclosed zero-day vulnerabilities.
UNC4899 breached a crypto firm via AirDrop malware and cloud exploitation in 2025, stealing millions through Kubernetes and Cloud SQL abuse.
APT28 deploys BEARDSHELL and COVENANT since April 2024 targeting Ukrainian military, enabling cloud-based espionage and persistent surveillance.
GhostClaw poses as an OpenClaw installer package, stealing system credentials and sensitive data before deploying a persistent RAT.
The cyberattacks blend malvertising with a ClickFix-style technique that highlights risky behavior with AI coding assistants and command-line interfaces.
Codex Security, formerly Aardvark⁠, has found hundreds of critical vulnerabilities in tested software in the past month.