Virtual machines, virtually everywhere – and with real security gaps

2026-03-26T08:51:39Zdf41afdc12b7e9f340b7e3d55225020f0fc5e9fb5a4522c352759c741d5010f9
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What happened

ESET's WeLiveSecurity feed aggregates research and guidance covering a broad set of current threats and defensive topics: cloud/VM and workload security gaps, account recovery guidance, and misuse of vulnerable drivers to disable EDR. Notable research includes discovery of PromptSpy (the first known Android malware abusing generative AI), technical analysis of DynoWiper data‑wiper and Sandworm attribution for a Poland power‑grid incident, resurgence of Sednit, and the China‑aligned LongNosedGoblin APT. ESET also revisited a critical Windows Imaging Component vulnerability (CVE-2025-50165) and,

Why it matters

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