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The Securonix Threat Research team has analyzed a sophisticated web-based multi-stage malware campaign. The attack chain unfolds across three distinct stages: (1) an obfuscated JavaScript loader injected into a compromised website, (2) a stealthy HTA (HTML Application) that executes encrypted PowerShell stagers via mshta.exe, and (3) a final PowerShell payload that downloads, extracts, executes, and establishes persistence for a Windows-based remote access Trojan.

Agentic browsers are quickly becoming part of everyday work. Tools like ATLAS, Comet, and Dia can read web content, navigate SaaS tools, interpret instructions, and act on behalf of a user. They promise faster execution and higher productivity but they also introduce new risks that traditional security tools are not designed to see. As these browser-based agents spread across both managed and unmanaged devices, the enterprise attack surface grows in ways that most teams can’t quantify.

AI agents are increasingly connecting to more systems and workflows. They read structured data, follow multi-step instructions, and can reach deep into applications and developer environments. The same capabilities that make them powerful also create new opportunities for attackers. As Zenity Labs continued to study these emerging attack classes, we noticed a pattern starting to appear.

Data is never the problem. Security teams rarely complain about having too much of it. The real danger comes from data that sits unconnected and unexplained. What teams actually need is data that is actionable and converges into meaning. Data that cuts deeper than surface level signals. Data that reveals what is unfolding and what needs to happen next.

Throughout 2025, CrowdStrike has identified multiple intrusions targeting VMware vCenter environments at U.S.-based entities, in which newly identified China-nexus adversary WARP PANDA deployed BRICKSTORM malware. WARP PANDA exhibits a high level of technical sophistication, advanced operations security (OPSEC) skills, and extensive knowledge of cloud and virtual machine (VM) environments.

The rapid adoption of AI has introduced a new, semantic attack vector that many organizations are ill-prepared to defend against: prompt injection. While many security teams understand the threat of direct prompt injection attacks against AI agents developed by their organizations, another more subtle threat lurks in the shadows: indirect prompt injection attacks.

Technology is part of everyday life, offering connection and convenience. For many women and girls experiencing gender based violence in the UK, that same technology is increasingly used as a tool of control, surveillance and harm. Understanding how this abuse works is essential for safeguarding and accountability.

On December 4, 2025, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), National Security Agency (NSA), and the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security jointly released Malware Analysis Report AR25-338A analyzing BrickStorm malware, a sophisticated backdoor attributed to the People’s Republic of China (PRC) state-sponsored cyber actors.

A critical vulnerability, CVE-2025-66478, has been identified in Next.js applications using React Server Components (RSC) with the App Router. This vulnerability receives a CVSS score of 10.0 and a Bitsight Dynamic Vulnerability Exploit (DVE) score of 7.85. This vulnerability may allow remote code execution (RCE) when affected servers process attacker-controlled RSC requests. CVE-2025-66478 is tied to an upstream React issue (CVE-2025-55182–DVE score 9.15) affecting the RSC protocol implementation.

Windows patch management is the practice of deploying and managing feature updates, bug fixes, and security patches at scale for Windows operating systems and applications. These updates go beyond adding new features, acting as critical safeguards that address vulnerabilities attackers commonly target.