ACCORDING to Security Affairs, the Malware Newsletter Round 83 is a collection of the best articles and research on malware in the international landscape, published by Pierluigi Paganini. The piece, dated 8 February 2026, presents a roundup of feature items such as ClawHavoc, APT28 leveraging CVE-2026-21509 in Operation Neusploit, Amaranth-Dragon weaponising CVE-2025-8088 for targeted espionage in Southeast Asia, and other security research highlights.
It notes several analyses and discoveries from researchers and firms, including multi‑stage VHD delivery and self-parsing batch scripts, global espionage investigations, and discussions of malware supply chains and governance frameworks. The article also provides a curated list of linked reads—from blogs and research papers to vendor advisories—covering topics like malware detection, memory analysis, and disclosures related to malware infrastructure. This is presented as part of a weekly malware newsletter, with the aim of summarising notable developments in the malware landscape for readers.