Tag: Sophos

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Sophos Scales Agentic SOC Model, Reports 52% AI-Driven MDR Case Resolution

Cybersecurity company Sophos has reported major production milestones from a year of deploying its agentic Security Operations Center (SOC) model within Sophos Managed Detection and Response (MDR), now protecting 40,000 customers globally and recording 39% year-over-year growth. The company said its AI-driven SOC architecture is designed to address rising cybersecurity complexity, where the volume of […]

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Sophos Uncovers New ‘Beagle’ Backdoor Distributed Through Fake Claude AI Website

Cybersecurity researchers at Sophos X-Ops have discovered a previously undocumented malware backdoor, dubbed “Beagle,” being distributed through a fake website impersonating Anthropic’s Claude AI platform. The malicious website, posing as a legitimate Claude AI download portal, offers a fraudulent “Claude-Pro Relay” application that delivers malware disguised as a Windows installer. Researchers believe the campaign is […]

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Sophos Report Warns AI-Driven Identity Attacks Are Fueling Ransomware and Cyber Breaches

Sophos has released its State of Identity Security 2026 report, revealing that 71% of organizations worldwide experienced at least one identity-related cyber breach over the past year, highlighting the growing cybersecurity risks tied to AI-driven attacks and weak identity management. Based on a vendor-agnostic survey of 5,000 IT and cybersecurity leaders across 17 countries, the […]

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Sophos Appoints Amy Chua as ASEAN and Korea Channels Director to Strengthen Partner-Led Cybersecurity Growth

Photo courtesy of Aaron Raj / CRN Asia Sophos has appointed Amy Chua as channels director for ASEAN and Korea, reinforcing the company’s channel-first strategy and expanding its focus on partner-driven cybersecurity growth across the region. In her new role, Chua will lead Sophos’ regional partner strategy, overseeing channel execution, distributor relationships, sales governance, and […]

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Passwords Still the Weakest Link in Cybersecurity, Despite Industry Push for Stronger Authentication

Despite ongoing efforts from major tech players like Apple, Google, Microsoft, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), and Sophos, compromised credentials continue to be the leading cause of identity-based cyberattacks, according to new insights from Sophos. Attackers are increasingly exploiting password breaches from widely used apps and platforms, leveraging them for large-scale “spray and […]

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Sophos Warns of Rising QEMU Abuse as Hackers Hide Malware in Virtual Machines

Sophos has identified a surge in cyberattacks leveraging QEMU, an open-source virtualization tool, to conceal malicious activity inside virtual machines (VMs)—a tactic that allows threat actors to bypass traditional endpoint security defenses. QEMU, widely used for emulation and virtualization, is increasingly being exploited as a stealth environment where attackers can run tools, exfiltrate data, and […]

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