Cloud Computing

New Group on the Block: UNC5142 Leverages EtherHiding to Distribute Malware

Written by: Mark Magee, Jose Hernandez, Bavi Sadayappan, Jessa Valdez Since late 2023, Mandiant Threat Defense and Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) have tracked UNC5142, a financially motivated threat actor that abuses the blockchain to facilitate the distribution of information stealers (infostealers). UNC5142 is characterized by its use of compromised WordPress websites and “EtherHiding“, a […]

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DPRK Adopts EtherHiding: Nation-State Malware Hiding on Blockchains

Written by: Blas Kojusner, Robert Wallace, Joseph Dobson Google Threat Intelligence Group (GTIG) has observed the North Korea (DPRK) threat actor UNC5342 using ‘EtherHiding’ to deliver malware and facilitate cryptocurrency theft, the first time GTIG has observed a nation-state actor adopting this method. This post is part of a two-part blog series on adversaries using EtherHiding,

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Save costs and decrease latency while using Gemini with Vertex AI context caching

As developers build increasingly sophisticated AI applications, they often encounter scenarios where substantial amounts of contextual information — be it a lengthy document, a detailed set of system instructions, a code base — need to be repeatedly sent to the model. While this data provides models with much-needed context for their responses, it often escalates

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Gemini Code Assist brings enterprise-grade AI code reviews to GitHub

For engineering teams, a critical DORA metric is “Lead Time for Changes,” which measures the time from a code commit to its deployment in production. The 2025 State of AI-Assisted Development Report underscores that manual code review and approval processes are a significant bottleneck, negatively impacting this metric. The report reveals that a combined 60.2%

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Google is named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for SIEM

The evolving security landscape demands more than just speed. It requires an intelligent, automated defense. Google Security Operations is an AI-powered platform built to deliver a modern agentic security operations center (SOC), where generative AI is woven into the fabric of your operations. We go beyond traditional SIEM and SOAR by using AI as a

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A week of innovation in Washington, D.C.: Google Cloud and NVIDIA power AI innovation across industries and the public sector

Starting October 27th in Washington, D.C. the future of artificial intelligence (AI) takes center stage, and Google Cloud and NVIDIA are teaming up to lead the conversation. Across two upcoming events—NVIDIA GTC DC and the Google Public Sector Summit—we will showcase our commitment to advancing American AI leadership. This is where innovation meets mission. From

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Cloud CISO Perspectives: Disrupt ransomware with AI in Google Drive

Welcome to the first Cloud CISO Perspectives for October 2025. Today, Kristina Behr, VP, Workspace Product Management, and Jorge Blanco, director, Office of the CISO, explain how a new AI-driven capability in Google Drive can help security and business leaders protect their data and minimize the impact of ransomware attacks. As with all Cloud CISO

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How AI can scale customer experience — online and IRL

Customer service teams at fast-growing companies face a challenging reality: customer inquiries are growing exponentially, but scaling human teams at the same pace isn’t always sustainable.  Intelligent AI tools offer a new path forward. They handle routine questions automatically so employees can focus on more complex customer service tasks that require empathy, judgment, and creative

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