Cybersecurity Threat Research ‘Weekly’ Recap. The report highlights increasing abuse of AI agents and MCP-related access paths, including attempts to validate stolen AWS keys for Amazon Bedrock and token probing tied to Claude, alongside broader social engineering such as the WhatsApp “ballerina” scam. It also covers ransomware/extortion evolution with IronChain acting like a wiper, The Gentlemen ecosystem theft by Azazel, state-aligned intrusions like Iran-backed CL-STA-1178’s Blinder Tunnel targeting, and stealth malware such as SectopRAT embedded in legitimate software, while noting Kubernetes RBAC risks from built-in principals.
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