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Cyber Threats

Watering Hole Attack Targets EmEditor Users with Information-Stealing Malware

TrendAI™ Research provides a technical analysis of a compromised EmEditor installer used to deliver multistage malware that performs a range of malicious actions.

Research 2026/01/22

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Research 2026/01/22

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Malware

From Extension to Infection: An In-Depth Analysis of the Evelyn Stealer Campaign Targeting Software Developers

This blog entry provides an in-depth analysis of the multistage delivery of the Evelyn information stealer, which was used in a campaign targeting software developers.

Research 2026/01/19

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Research 2026/01/19

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Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Your 100 Billion Parameter Behemoth is a Liability

The "bigger is better" era of AI is hitting a wall. We are in an LLM bubble, characterized by ruinous inference costs and diminishing returns. The future belongs to Agentic AI powered by specialized Small Language Models (SLMs). Think of it as a shift from hiring a single expensive genius to running a highly efficient digital factory. It’s cheaper, faster, and frankly, the only way to make agents work at scale.

Research 2026/01/16

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Research 2026/01/16

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Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Introducing ÆSIR: Finding Zero-Day Vulnerabilities at the Speed of AI

TrendAI™’s ÆSIR platform combines AI automation with expert oversight to discover zero-day vulnerabilities in AI infrastructure – 21 CVEs across NVIDIA, Tencent, and MLflow since mid-2025.

Latest News 2026/01/15

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Latest News 2026/01/15

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Cyber Threats

Key Insights on SHADOW-AETHER-015 and Earth Preta from the 2025 MITRE ATT&CK Evaluation with TrendAI Vision One™

This blog discusses notable modern TTPs observed from SHADOW-AETHER-015 and Earth Preta, from TrendAI™ Research monitoring and TrendAI Vision One™ intelligence. These findings support the performance of TrendAI™ in the 2025 MITRE ATT&CK Evaluations.

Research 2026/01/13

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Research 2026/01/13

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Malware

Analyzing a Multi-Stage AsyncRAT Campaign via Managed Detection and Response

Threat actors exploited Cloudflare's free-tier infrastructure and legitimate Python environments to deploy the AsyncRAT remote access trojan, demonstrating advanced evasion techniques that abuse trusted cloud services for malicious operations.

Research 2026/01/12

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Research 2026/01/12

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Compliance & Risks

Get Executives on board with managing Cyber Risk

Learn how the 2025 Trend Micro Defenders Survey Report helps paint a clear picture of how security teams are looking to work with executive leaders to manage cyber risk.

Annual Predictions 2025/12/29

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Annual Predictions 2025/12/29

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Cyber Crime

Trend Micro's Pivotal Role in INTERPOL's Operation Sentinel: Dismantling Digital Extortion Networks Across Africa

Continuing a Legacy of Successful Collaboration

Expert Perspective 2025/12/29

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Expert Perspective 2025/12/29

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Compliance & Risks

What Does it Take to Manage Cloud Risk?

Learn why hybrid and multi-cloud environments are vital for IT and business success from our 2025 Trend Micro Defenders Survey.

Annual Predictions 2025/12/22

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Annual Predictions 2025/12/22

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Artificial Intelligence (AI)

What Cyber Defenders Really Think About AI Risk

Learn how Trend Micro's 2025 Trend Micro Defenders Survey Report highlights current AI-related cybersecurity priorities and where security professionals use AI to their advantage.

Annual Predictions 2025/12/18

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Annual Predictions 2025/12/18

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