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If this hits a little too close to home (or work), you're not alone.

The era of #ShadowAI is here.

(P.S. We've been investigating, and our new 2025 State of Shadow AI Report lands next week. You're going to want to read it.)

Beware the Sandworm: The Shai-Hulud Attack Explained | UpGuard Learn about the Shai-Hulud worm, a self-replicating malware targeting the NPM ecosystem that steals developer credentials and exposes them.

Our latest blog post breaks down this attack in more detail. Continue reading for the full timeline, impact, and remediation steps.

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A new and dangerous self-replicating worm, dubbed the Shai-Hulud attack, à la Frank Herbert's Dune, is actively spreading through JavaScript NPM.

The malware strain steals developer credentials and then exposes them on new GitHub repositories, creating a cascading threat.

Book A Demo | UpGuard Contact UpGuard sales to get a personalized demo of our products. Learn how we can help scale your third-party risk and attack surface management programs with software.

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When seconds matter, clarity is everything.

Your team’s decisiveness could be the difference between suffering a breach and stopping one in its tracks.

UpGuard’s cyber risk posture management platform gives lean security teams the power to detect, assess, and remediate risks in seconds.

Real risk. Real reviews.

Find out why over 450 security teams ranked UpGuard #1 on G2 for three years in a row.

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The Hidden Costs of Your Fragmented Defenses | UpGuard Too many tools will leave you with too many costs. Learn why a fragmented defense line is an expensive decision you cannot afford to have and how to fight

Part two of our CRPM blog series is out now:

www.upguard.com/blog/the-hid...

Too many tools. Too many alerts. Too little clarity.

When security teams rely on a maze of disconnected point solutions, they drown in signal fog.

That’s why the future of security requires consolidation and interconnected workflows.

A Complete Cyber Risk Posture Management Platform. Powered by the GRID | UpGuard The UpGuard platform gives you a unified view of cyber risk across your organisation, the ability to detect control lapses in real-time, and react faster with AI-powered detection & prioritization.

Ready to see what CRPM can do for you?

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One signal is useful.

Many signals are powerful.

Connected signals are transformative.

That’s compounding intelligence. Less noise, more clarity.

UpGuard’s CRPM platform unifies vendor, attack surface, and workforce insights, turning fragmented data into pure visibility.

Breach Risk Threat Monitoring: A Path to Clarity in Cyber Noise | UpGuard Cut through the noise of constant security alerts to proactively identify and mitigate urgent breach risks before they escalate with threat monitoring.

Powered by AI, context, and automation, Threat Monitoring turns chaos into clarity, helping teams see real threats and act on them immediately.

Our latest blog breaks down why this capability matters now more than ever.

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In 2025, external threat detection isn’t optional.

Attackers are exploiting the open, deep, and dark web faster than ever, and traditional monitoring tools leave security teams drowning in noise.

That’s why we’ve launched Threat Monitoring within UpGuard Breach Risk.

The Unfair Fight: Why Traditional Security Is Failing Your Team | UpGuard An outdated firewall isn’t your only weak point. Learn why traditional security is failing against modern attacks and what’s needed for a way forward.

Our latest blog series, covering cyber risk posture management, starts right here.

www.upguard.com/blog/why-tra...

Outdated tools. Isolated dashboards. Low-context alerts.

That’s what most security teams are working with.

Meanwhile, attackers are exploiting weaknesses with sophisticated means.

The fight is far from fair, and it’s why the future of defense requires a different approach.

Book A Demo | UpGuard Contact UpGuard sales to get a personalized demo of our products. Learn how we can help scale your third-party risk and attack surface management programs with software.

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Shadow AI could be your org’s greatest threat.

What starts as innovation (a quick test of a new AI tool) can rapidly turn into exposure.

UpGuard User Risk gives teams visibility into shadow AI, helping them detect and neutralize risks before they become breaches.

Book A Demo | UpGuard Contact UpGuard sales to get a personalized demo of our products. Learn how we can help scale your third-party risk and attack surface management programs with software.

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Did you know that 75% of all breaches involve a human element?

But one "bad" click doesn't have to become a breach.

UpGuard User Risk gives security teams the visibility to detect and neutralize harmful activity before attackers can act.

Introducing The UpGuardian.

Our brand-new monthly newsletter is here.

In every issue, we’ll pull back the curtain on the cyber threat landscape by exploring the actors, tools, and tactics that shape today’s risks.

Subscribe now to read Issue 1:

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Security teams aren't missing threats for lack of effort.

They're missing them because their tools can't connect the dots.

UpGuard's CRPM platform reveals the full picture and unifies insights, so you can see the unseen risks hiding across your vendors, attack surface, and workforce.

Exposed: Detect Breach Signals Before It’s Too Late Every breach leaves a trail if you know where to look. Join us to learn how to identify and act on external threat signals like leaked credentials, stealer logs, and dark web chatter before attackers ...

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Every breach leaves a trail if you know where to look.

Leaked credentials. Stealer logs. Dark web chatter.

These are the breadcrumbs of a breach.

Watch our on-demand webinar to learn how to identify these external threat signals and act before attackers can exploit them.

Chemist Warehouse cut vendor review times by 400%.

Without slowing innovation.

And while becoming a champion of vendor risk management.

Read the full case study to see how one of Australia's leading retailers extracts value from Vendor Risk daily.

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Aptly Named: How the Leakzone Exposed Access Logs | UpGuard UpGuard discovered an unauthenticated Elasticsearch database containing 22 million records of user traffic for hacking forum leakzone.net.

A data leak that's exposing the leakers.

On July 18th, UpGuard found an exposed database with 22M web request records.

95% are tied to Leakzone, a major “leaking and cracking” forum.

Our investigation (also covered by @techcrunch.com) gives a rare look inside.

www.upguard.com/breaches/lea...

Beyond the Red Flags: Responding to a Failed Vendor Audit | UpGuard Turn audit failures into stronger security—explore practical steps for assessment, remediation planning, validation, and continuous risk monitoring.

What happens when one of your vendors fails an audit?

Your next moves might just decide your risk.

Learn how to respond fast and effectively.

www.upguard.com/blog/failed-...

#BHUSA is just around the corner, and we’re gearing up for an unforgettable week.

Find us at booth #1961 for:

-Live Jeopardy

-Exclusive giveaways,

-Coveted merch, and

- A VIP reception.

View our full schedule: www.upguard.com/events-upcom..., and we'll see you in Vegas.

CVE-2016-10033: Detection and Response Guide for 2025 | UpGuard CVE-2016-10045 is still rearing its ugly head in 2025. Learn how to detect and shut down this risk.

Nine years later, this remote code bug is still stalking your web applications.

Here’s why CVE-2016-10033 refuses to disappear, and how you can finally shut it out.

www.upguard.com/blog/cve-201...

Fraud robs your brand blind.

$12.5 billion disappeared to online fraud in the U.S. last year.

But what if money wasn’t the costliest casualty?

When threat actors hijack your brand, trust and reputation vanish too.

Find out how to protect your brand.

www.upguard.com/blog/digital...

Qantas hit by cyber attack after FBI alert on ‘Scattered Spider’ group Australian airline investigating whether hacking group that targeted M&S are behind customer database breach

Qantas hit by cyber attack after FBI alert on ‘Scattered Spider’ group https://on.ft.com/3ZXT5w6

Free Security Reports | UpGuard Get free security reports and data breach news on thousands of global companies. UpGuard's is the new standard is third-party risk and attack surface management software.

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