Guidance for detecting, investigating, and defending against the Trivy supply chain compromise
Threat actors abused trusted Trivy distribution channels to inject credential‑stealing malware into CI/CD pipelines worldwide.
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Case study: How predictive shielding in Defender stopped GPO-based ransomware before it started
Microsoft Defender stopped a human-operated ransomware attack that abused Group Policy Objects (GPOs) to disable defenses and push encryption at scale. -
CTI-REALM: A new benchmark for end-to-end detection rule generation with AI agents
Excerpt: CTI-REALM is Microsoft’s open-source benchmark for evaluating AI agents on real-world detection engineering—turning cyber threat intelligence (CTI) into validated detections. -
When tax season becomes cyberattack season: Phishing and malware campaigns using tax-related lures
During tax season, threat actors reliably take advantage of the urgency and familiarity of time-sensitive emails, including refund notices, payroll forms, filing reminders, and requests from tax professionals, to push malicious attachments, links, or QR codes. Retain Microsoft Security Experts
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Observability for AI Systems: Strengthening visibility for proactive risk detection
As AI systems grow more autonomous, observability becomes essential. -
Detecting and analyzing prompt abuse in AI tools
Hidden instructions in content can subtly bias AI, and our scenario shows how prompt injection works, highlighting the need for oversight and a structured response playbook. -
Contagious Interview: Malware delivered through fake developer job interviews
The Contagious Interview campaign weaponizes job recruitment to target developers. -
Malicious AI Assistant Extensions Harvest LLM Chat Histories
Malicious AI browser extensions collected LLM chat histories and browsing data from platforms such as ChatGPT and DeepSeek. Modernize your Security Operations Center with Microsoft Sentinel
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Signed malware impersonating workplace apps deploys RMM backdoors
Signed malware backed by a stolen EV certificate deployed legitimate RMM tools to gain persistent access inside enterprise environments. -
OAuth redirection abuse enables phishing and malware delivery
OAuth redirection is being repurposed as a phishing delivery path. -
Threat modeling AI applications
AI threat modeling helps teams identify misuse, emergent risk, and failure modes in probabilistic and agentic AI systems. -
Developer-targeting campaign using malicious Next.js repositories
A developer-targeting campaign leveraged malicious Next.
