Pawn Storm Deploys PRISMEX Malware Suite Against Ukrainian Defense Supply Chain and NATO Allies

Russia-aligned APT group Pawn Storm (APT28/Fancy Bear) has launched an aggressive campaign deploying a sophisticated new malware suite dubbed PRISMEX against Ukrainian defense infrastructure and NATO logistics partners across Central and Eastern Europe. Campaign Overview The campaign, active since September 2025 and significantly escalating in January 2026, targets the operational backbone of Ukrainian defense and…

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The Promptware Kill Chain: A New Framework for Understanding AI Malware Attacks

A groundbreaking research paper by Bruce Schneier and collaborators introduces the concept of “promptware”—a distinct class of malware targeting large language models (LLMs). Moving beyond the myopic focus on prompt injection, the researchers propose a structured seven-step kill chain that mirrors traditional cyberattack frameworks like those used to analyze Stuxnet and NotPetya. The Seven-Stage Promptware…

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