
Midnight Blizzard uses exploit chains in watering holes
Russia-linked APT29 deploys zero-click exploits via watering holes against iOS Android users in Europe and US targeting high-profile sites.
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Russia-linked APT29 deploys zero-click exploits via watering holes against iOS Android users in Europe and US targeting high-profile sites.

ReversingLabs found a Midnight Blizzard-linked server still serving ChocoShell and CornFlake on October 5.

ReversingLabs says Midnight Blizzard’s AI-rebuilt backdoor kept the same detectable behavior across five variants.

Midnight Blizzard-linked operators used Claude to rebuild ChocoShell and CornFlake malware against Ukrainian and European targets.

Anthropic says criminals and state-linked actors used Claude agents to automate phishing, credential theft, and data theft.

Midnight Blizzard’s CaptiveCrunch campaign abuses hotel Wi-Fi portals to deliver malware and steal cloud credentials.

Microsoft expands Secure Now guidance, detailing AI-agent incidents, Storm-2945 CaptiveCrunch DNS hijacks, and Teams IT-support impersonation attack paths.

Anthropic reports Claude was misused by Midnight Blizzard, ShinyHunters, disinformation campaigns, and bioweapon attempts; roundup also covers Xinbi takedown.

Anthropic reports ShinyHunters, Midnight Blizzard, and GTG-10007 misused Claude to automate credential theft, malware operations, and espionage against dozens of victims.

Anthropic disrupted APT29-linked GTG-20006, which used Claude to autonomously rebuild malware, hijack hotel Wi-Fi DNS, and target 20-plus Ukrainian, European, and US-linked organizations.
Anthropic disrupted Russia-linked APT29 using Claude in espionage against 20+ organizations, including Ukrainian government targets and a military drone maker whose vision SDK was stolen.

Anthropic disrupted Midnight Blizzard campaigns where AI agents automatically rebuilt malware to evade detection, targeting 20+ government and defense organizations.

Anthropic reports actors including GTG-20006 (Midnight Blizzard-linked) and ShinyHunters clusters abused Claude AI agents to automate phishing, credential harvesting, and data theft against 20+ organizations.

Anthropic reports state-sponsored and criminal actors used Claude AI agents to automate attacks, discover zero-days, and rewrite malware to evade detection.

Anthropic's threat report finds AI let a Russian-aligned espionage campaign, a Chinese student-run exploit foundry and ShinyHunters operators run state-grade operations.
Zscaler details CaptiveCrunch: Midnight Blizzard's Storm-2945 compromises hotel Wi-Fi captive portals to redirect guests and harvest Microsoft 365 credentials via device code phishing.
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