
Trend Micro: three Japan-focused attacks used AI to different degrees
Only one case was confirmed as agent-driven; entry often used exposed legacy systems and default or reused credentials.
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Only one case was confirmed as agent-driven; entry often used exposed legacy systems and default or reused credentials.

Infoblox and Trend Micro detail China-aligned actors hiding PeckBirdy JavaScript C2 behind Chinese casino domains, with over 3% of enterprise customers resolving malicious domains.

Chinese-speaking actors use cross-platform Noodle RAT backdoor to maintain covert access to Windows and Linux systems across Asia-Pacific.

GBHackers ranks 12 server security solutions for 2026, naming CrowdStrike and SentinelOne as server EDR leaders and Trend Micro Deep Security top for virtual patching.

Cyber Security News ranks 2026 server security platforms, favoring Trend Micro for hybrid estates, CrowdStrike for detection, Defender for Azure economics.
ZDI-26-652: TOCTOU race in Trend Micro Apex One cache mechanism, CVE-2025-71416, enables local privilege escalation, rated CVSS 7.8.

Trend Micro found 14 trojanized npm calendar utilities delivering RedC2 4.0, an AI-powered cross-platform backdoor sold for $99.99.
ZDI disclosed a local privilege escalation (CVE-2026-67212, CVSS 7.0) in Trend Micro VPN's OpenSSL configuration, requiring prior low-privileged code execution.
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