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Q3 2026 Threat Update: Attackers Are Exploiting Vulnerabilities Within 3 Days

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Rapid7 Analysis: NetScaler intrusions chaining CVE-2026-88771 and CVE-2026-88779

Davide Massini, Kuky Pham, Edoardo Giuggioloni

Rapid7 Intelligence Wins the 2026 Péter Szőr Award for Outstanding Research

Christiaan Beek

SMTP is the key: BPFDoor and AVERAT hitting the network edge

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The Fraud Ecosystem: A Transition From Known Marketplaces to a Fragmented Environment

DPRK APTs: Ted backdoor and curlRAT target South Korean media and automotive sectors

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Identity-as-a-Service: Uncovering Dark Web Marketplaces Trading Executive SSNs

Alexandra Blia, Maor Weinberger

New Report: AI threats are here. Why Q2 2026 signals the end of traditional patch cycles

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Operation ASTERIX: Anatomy of a Crypto Fraud Pipeline

Anna Širokova, Jan Recinsky

From a Single Alert to 1,000 Files: Inside an Exposed WebDAV Malware Delivery Lab

Anna Širokova, Jan Recinsky

Malware à la Mode: Tracking Dropping Elephant Tradecraft Through a China-Themed Loader Chain

Criminal AI-as-a-Service in 2026: How the Underground Market Is Operationalizing Cybercrime

Jeremy Makowski

Rapid7 Quarterly Threat Landscape Report: Zero-clicks, geopolitical tensions, and some wins for law enforcement

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When IT Support Calls: Dissecting a ModeloRAT Campaign from Teams to Domain Compromise

Muddying the Tracks: The State-Sponsored Shadow Behind Chaos Ransomware

Alexandra Blia, Ivan Feigl

Kyber Ransomware Double Trouble: Windows and ESXi Attacks Explained

New Whitepaper: Stealthy BPFDoor Variants are a Needle That Looks Like Hay

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Initial Access Brokers have Shifted to High-Value Targets and Premium Pricing

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BPFdoor in Telecom Networks: Sleeper Cells in the Backbone

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New Whitepaper: Exploiting Cellular-based IoT Devices

The Attack Cycle is Accelerating: Announcing the Rapid7 2026 Global Threat Landscape Report

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