Unit 42 Threat Research

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Threat Brief: Nation-State Actor Steals F5 Source Code and Undisc...

A nation-state actor stole BIG-IP source code and information on undisclosed vulnerabilities from F5. We explain what sets this theft apart from others....
October 16, 2025
By  Unit 42
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PhantomVAI Loader Delivers a Range of Infostealers

PhantomVAI is a new loader used to deploy multiple infostealers. We discuss its overall evolution and use of steganography and obfuscated scripts....
October 15, 2025
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Anatomy of an Attack: The "BlackSuit Blitz" at a Global Equipment...

BlackSuit ransomware delivered by APT Ignoble Scorpius started with a vishing attack. Read how Unit 42 helped and the ultimate outcome....
October 14, 2025
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The Golden Scale: Bling Libra and the Evolving Extortion Economy

Scattered Lapsus$ Hunters: Organizations, be aware of the effort of this cybercriminal alliance as they target retail and hospitality for extortion....
October 10, 2025
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When AI Remembers Too Much – Persistent Behaviors in Agents’ Memo...

Indirect prompt injection can poison long-term AI agent memory, allowing injected instructions to persist and potentially exfiltrate conversation history....
October 9, 2025
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The ClickFix Factory: First Exposure of IUAM ClickFix Generator

Unit 42 discovers ClickFix phishing kits, commoditizing social engineering. This kit presents a lowered barrier for inexperienced cybercriminals....
October 8, 2025
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Responding to Cloud Incidents: A Step-by-Step Guide From the 2025...

Cloud breaches are rising. This step-by-step guide from Unit 42 shows how to investigate, contain and recover from cloud-based attacks....
October 7, 2025
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TOTOLINK X6000R: Three New Vulnerabilities Uncovered

Researchers identified vulnerabilities in TOTOLINK X6000R routers: CVE-2025-52905, CVE-2025-52906 and CVE-2025-52907. We discuss root cause and impact....
October 1, 2025

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