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Short reads on threat intelligence, actionable intelligence, and the latest security news

Cyber Security
What We Do In The Shadow (AI): New Malware Strain Vamps Up
November 18, 2025
Akamai researchers discovered malware that hides its C2 traffic inside what looks like an LLM API. Exploitation could lead to control and data exfiltration.
Security Research
Online Fraud and Abuse 2025: AI Is in the Driver’s Seat
The last SOTI report of 2025 provides an in-depth examination of the expanding fraud and abuse landscape and its impact on key industries and regions.
Security Research
The Grim SessionReaper (CVE-2025-54236) Comes to Collect for Halloween
Akamai researchers report on attack activity of SessionReaper and how to mitigate and defend against it.

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Fraud and Abuse Report 2025: Charting a Course Through AI’s Murky Waters

See which regions and industries around the globe have been hit hardest by a flood of AI bots — and how to stay ahead of their creative fraud tactics.

Ransomware Report 2025: Building Resilience Amid a Volatile Threat Landscape

AI-backed ransomware is evolving, with tactics like using DDoS and compliance as extortion tools. Learn to fight back.

State of Apps and API Security 2025: How AI Is Shifting the Digital Terrain

AI is introducing new vulnerabilities to businesses and new tools for attackers as threats grow, new Akamai research finds.

Tools and resources

Open source threat management tools to expand your security knowledge

AkaRank

Improve threat intelligence quality with robust, daily domain ranking based on data from Akamai Cloud.

Infection Monkey

Put your network security to the test with this open source attack simulation tool from Akamai.

Botnet encyclopedia

Expand your knowledge of botnets found in the wild.

GitHub repository

175+ repositories of open source tools from Akamai.

RPC toolkit

An open source repository to begin or further your journey into RPC.

Our mission

With our unmatched visibility into the internet through Akamai Cloud, our mission is to:

Protect

Stay ahead of current and future threats with actionable intelligence and robust Akamai security solutions.

Analyze

Deliver insights that help security practitioners make smarter decisions.

Connect

Foster community engagement through collaboration and shared knowledge.

Empower

Build tools that empower teams and advance online security practices.

Who we are

We are a global team of world-class researchers, engineers, strategists, and data scientists with a broad range of expertise and security disciplines. Our data sources include the enormous Akamai Cloud, open sources, collaboration with third parties, and dark web intelligence.

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