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Tracking Over 35,000 Fake Sites in the 2026 World Cup Scam Wave

Between January and June 2026, TrendAIβ„’ tracked more than 35,000 fake sites exploiting the 2026 FIFA World Cup, spanning counterfeit merchandise shops, cloned ticket pages, and bogus free-streaming sites, which together drew roughly 1.48 million visits from Japan.

The Signs Were There: What the First Autonomous Ransomware Case Confirms

An AI agent has run a ransomware intrusion on its own for the first time, from break-in to data destruction. The autonomous attacks TrendAIβ„’ Research predicted are beginning to arrive, and defending against them shifts from blocking known indicators to detecting behavior.

13M+ Emails Sent in Tech Support Scam Targeting Users, Organizations in Japan

We analyzed a sustained tech support scam campaign that sent more than 13 million emails to Japanese addresses, with workplace-themed lures suggesting a possible expansion toward enterprise targets.

Inside the OpenAI – Hugging Face Incident: The AI Breach With No Human Attacker Behind It

OpenAI’s own models broke out of a test sandbox and into Hugging Face’s servers to solve an evaluation, with no human attacker involved. The incident showed how keeping agentic AI safe now depends on how it’s contained, not just on how it’s trained.

Federal Agencies Warn of Ongoing PLC Exploitation Against Critical U.S. Infrastructure

TrendAIβ„’ Research breaks down what changed in CISA’s updated advisory on an ongoing PLC exploitation, why this activity might be more dangerous than a similar campaign in 2023, and how organizations can take action now to protect themselves.

Device Code Phishing: Turning a Convenience Feature Into an MFA Bypass

Device code phishing abuses a legitimate authentication feature designed for devices with limited input capabilities. This article breaks down how the technique works, examines a recent observed case, and outlines the layered security measures organizations can implement.

TONResolver RAT Abuses TON Blockchain to Target Japan's Hotel Industry

In this blog entry, TrendAIβ„’ Research examines a wave of phishing emails observed in May 2026 that targeted Japanese accommodation facilities using Booking.com, detailing the victims, attack techniques used, and characteristics of the malware involved.

From Langflow to Monero: Inside CVE-2026-33017 Cryptominer

We tracked a cryptocurrency-mining campaign exploiting CVE-2026-33017, which revealed how threat actors are now scanning exposed AI application infrastructure for their next foothold.

PeopleSoft PeopleTools Pre-Authentication RCE: A PSIGW SSRF Chain That Executes Inside the JVM

A pre-authentication remote code execution (RCE) chain in Oracle PeopleSoft PeopleTools abuses the Integration Broker's PSIGW gateway to execute code inside the application server's Java virtual machine (JVM), evading behavioral and network sensors.

Threat Actors Abuse claude.ai Shared Chat for ClickFix Malvertising Campaign

Cybercriminals hijacked Google Ads searches for popular AI developer tools to funnel over 2,000 victims toward malicious download pages before quietly moving their operation onto claude.ai's own platform, turning the trusted domain into a delivery mechanism for credential-stealing malware.

Governing Claude Enterprise in Environments Where Inline Controls Can't Go

TrendAIβ„’ integrates the Claude Compliance API into TrendAI Vision Oneβ„’ through two collectors that bring AI-aware visibility and detection to Claude Enterprise usage: one keeps all data inside the environment, while the other feeds TrendAI Vision Oneβ„’ for deeper correlation and compliance.

GenAI Is Both Hunter and Hunted at Pwn2Own Berlin 2026

This year’s Pwn2Own competition in Berlin revealed just how much of the AI stack remains exposed -- and the gap between what these tools promise and what they can withstand point to the fragile security foundations underneath.

Old WinRAR Flaw Fuels Attacks on Ukraine: How Unmanaged Software Keeps the Door Open

Two separate Russia-aligned campaigns are still exploiting the WinRAR flaw CVE-2025-8088 against Ukrainian organizations nearly a year after it was patched, showing how unmanaged software keeps an exploited entry point open long after the fix ships.

Smart Contracts for C&C: How ClearFake Hid in Plain Sight on BSC Testnet

TrendAIβ„’ Research analyzed an intrusion where threat actors used the EtherHiding technique to route ClearFake payload delivery through smart contracts on the BNB Smart Chain testnet. The attack chain ended with two simultaneously deployed stealers, SectopRAT and ACRStealer alongside an on-chain execution tracker that confirmed each victim compromise in real time.

One Man, One AI, One Fake Persona: Inside the 5-Year Influence and Fraud β€˜Patriot Bait’ Campaign

A solo Russian-speaking threat actor ran a 5-year Telegram channel and, starting September 2025, used AI to automate its content, credential theft, and a cryptocurrency fraud scheme targeting American audiences.

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