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Dangling DNS Is Off the Hook

If your organization uses public cloud services or frequently spins up short‑lived web assets, there’s a good chance you already have at least one "dangling"DNS record. It's surprisingly easy to create one, and even easier to forget it exists. But a single forgotten record can give attackers a ready-made subdomain to host phishing pages, allow them to plant malware, or hijack your brand's reputation–without ever touching your infrastructure.

Operation Repo Ruse

BlueVoyant Security Operations Center (SOC) and Threat Fusion Cell (TFC) researchers identified an active campaign by the prolific threat actor Rift Brigantine (a.k.a. TA505, FIN11, and Graceful Spider). In this iteration, the actor is leveraging fraudulent GitHub repositories to distribute malicious batch script installers masquerading as legitimate IT and security software, including Microsoft Remote Desktop Connection Manager (RDCMan) and Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect.

AI in the SOC

Gartner frames the AI SOC landscape as a dichotomy: providers pursuing full SOC replacement versus those building AI products to augment existing staff. Of these two approaches, only augmentation aligns with real-world security operations. It helps analysts triage alerts, investigate faster, enrich context, and summarize incidents with better consistency, all while keeping humans in the loop, even if their day-to-day efforts change.
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From Spend to Impact: Fixing the Disconnect in U.K. Supply Chain Security

In today's hyperconnected economy, supply chains are no longer just operational backbones; they are strategic lifelines, shaping resilience, competitiveness, and innovation across industries. Yet for many U.K. organisations, these lifelines are becoming increasingly fragile. The most recent iteration of our global supply chain defence research indicates that - despite pouring significant resources into third party risk management (TPRM) programs and embracing new technologies to shore up their supply chain defences - U.K. businesses continue to face a high rate of supply chain breaches.

Getting the Right People to the Table

Implementing Microsoft Purview is not just an IT project – it’s a company-wide transformation that touches nearly every aspect of how your organization manages, protects, and governs data. Success requires aligning diverse perspectives and building consensus across teams. The initial push for Purview can come from many departments. If you are leading the effort, identifying who needs to be involved and understanding why their input matters will be key to driving buy-in and long-term success.

Fake SAP Concur Extensions Deliver New FireClient Malware Variant

The BlueVoyant Security Operations Center (SOC) and Threat Fusion Cell (TFC) team are tracking an adversary luring users into downloading fake Concur browser extensions. The fake browser extension installer contains a FireClient Loader designed to gather host information and send to its command and control (C2) server. If execution succeeds with successful communication to the C2, the loader drops a backdoor BlueVoyant is naming FireClient Backdoor.

New Report Reveals Third-Party Risk Management's Next Chapter

After six years of tracking third-party risk management programs (TPRM), one thing has become clear: having a program doesn't necessarily mean it's working. Our latest The State of Supply Chain Defense report reveals an interesting shift. Organizations are spending more than ever on securing their vendor ecosystem, with 95% planning to increase their budgets in the next year. Programs are maturing, with nearly half of surveyed organizations reporting established and optimized initiatives.

Top Security Insights You Need to Know from Microsoft Ignite 2025

Microsoft Ignite 2025 delivered big news for security professionals. The theme this year is clear: Microsoft is giving customers more capability inside the tools they already own, focused on AI agents and integrations. Whether you are a small IT team, a mid-market group, or a global enterprise, these updates can transform your security posture.

Email Bombing Followed by Teams IT Impersonation Attacks Continue

BlueVoyant’s Threat Fusion Cell and SOC have been tracking a significant and persistent social engineering campaign that cleverly exploits trusted communication channels to gain initial access to target networks. Since at least mid-October 2025, BlueVoyant has observed a consistent playbook where threat actors employ inbox sabotage as a pretext for highly convincing IT support impersonation over Microsoft Teams.