Saas

Threat actors are weaponizing legitimate SaaS notification pipelines to deliver phishing and spam emails, bypassing traditional email authentication protocols, and Storm-1175 is exploiting CVE-2026-1731 to deploy Medusa ransomware.

CrowdStrike is introducing innovations to secure AI agents and govern shadow AI across endpoints, SaaS, and cloud environments by extending AI detection and response (AIDR) capabilities to cover desktop AI applications and provide visibility into AI-related components, helping to prevent prompt attacks, data leaks, and policy violations.

The M-Trends 2026 report highlights the increasing sophistication of threat actors, including voice phishing attacks targeting SaaS environments, ransomware groups actively destroying recovery capabilities, and espionage groups exploiting edge devices for persistent access, revealing a shift towards faster hand-offs between initial access brokers and ransomware deployers.