For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 27th July, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES Nichirei, a Japan-based frozen-food supplier and logistics company, has experienced a ransomware attack that disrupted shipping operations and affected approximately 5,000 customers. KFC Japan warned of possible shortages. Nichirei confirmed personal da

For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 20th July, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES Ernst & Young, a global accounting and professional services company, has disclosed a data breach involving a compromised third-party IT support platform. The exposed support tickets may have contained client documents, tax information, […] The post 20t

For years, the cyber security industry tracked AI as a force multiplier: something that made existing attack techniques faster, cheaper, and more accessible. That framing was accurate. But the Annual AI Security Report 2026 from Check Point Research documents a transition that goes further. AI has crossed from assistant to operator. Where it once helped attackers prepare, it now runs the […] The p

For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 13th July, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES U.S. auto insurer AssuranceAmerica has disclosed a data breach affecting approximately 7 million people. Attackers targeted an employee and used compromised credentials to access company systems, stealing names, contact information, driver’s license […]

Key Points Introduction Since early 2026, Check Point Research (CPR) has tracked a new modular command-and-control framework used by Cavern Manticore, an Iran-nexus APT group primarily targeting Israeli organizations, with a focus on IT providers, and government sectors. Cavern Manticore is an Iran MOIS (Ministry of Intelligence and Security)-linked actor, with links to the OilRig […] The post Cav

For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 6th July, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES River Bank & Trust, a US financial institution, has experienced a ransomware incident after an unauthorized actor accessed the network of parent company River Financial Corporation on June 16. The bank found […] The post 6th July – Threat Intelligence Re

For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 22nd June, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has been affected by a third-party data breach involving its license system vendor. The incident exposed driver’s license information, passport numbers, emails, phone numbers, and residential addresses for […] The pos

Research by: Alexey Bukhteyev Key Takeaways Introduction Over the past several years, large language models have reshaped software development, and malware development has followed the same path. Check Point Research has documented this trend from early experiments showing that AI systems could generate offensive components, to cases of cybercriminals using ChatGPT to create malicious tools, and [

For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 29th June, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES Polymarket, a large cryptocurrency-based prediction market, has confirmed a supply chain attack after a third-party frontend vendor breach led to malicious JavaScript being injected into its website. Attackers tricked users into approving fraudulent […]

Key Points Introduction In this research, we analyze a clipboard hijacker campaign that is hidden inside a collection of “solutions” and “tools” that claim to give users an unfair advantage. These offers include Solana and Pump.fun sniper bots (automated tools that try to buy new tokens or meme coins faster than other traders), Aviator Predictor […] The post From Stars to Upvotes: Fake Reputation

For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 15th June, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES The University of Nottingham, a UK research university, has suffered a data breach after ShinyHunters accessed its student records system. The incident affected about 454,600 current and former students and exposed contact details, […] The post 15th Jun

By Yarden Porat AI agents need memory. Frameworks like LangGraph provide it through checkpointers – persistence layers that store execution state. But what happens when that persistence layer isn’t locked down? Key Points Background LangGraph is an open-source framework for building stateful, multi-agent AI systems with built-in persistence. It’s an extension of LangChain, with over […] The post F

For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 1st June, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES DentaQuest, a U.S. dental benefits administrator owned by Sun Life, has suffered a data breach after threat group ShinyHunters leaked exfiltrated data. Analysts assessed that 2.6 million accounts were exposed, including names, emails, […] The post 8th Ju

Research by: Alexey Bukhteyev Key Takeaways Introduction When we search Google for a popular piece of software, we usually click the first result, sometimes without even looking at the rest, because official project sites tend to rank highest and appear near the top of the results. After landing on a site with a professional design and […] The post Impersonation, Click Hijacking, and TDS: Inside a

For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 1st June, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES Carnival Corporation, a global cruise line operator, has confirmed a data breach affecting nearly 6 million people after attackers used social engineering to compromise an employee account. Exposed information may include names, contact […] The post 1st

Executive Summary During the March–April 2026 reporting period, AI use in offensive operations advanced from development and planning to real-time operational deployment. Multiple independent cases, involving individual criminal actors, mass exploitation platforms, ransomware groups, and state-sponsored espionage, show evidence of commercial AI models executing autonomous attack workflows across e

For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 25th May, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES 7-Eleven, the global convenience store chain, confirmed a breach after an unauthorized access to systems used for franchisee documents. ShinyHunters claimed responsibility and said it stole more than 600,000 Salesforce records containing personal […] The

Key Findings Introduction During the recent geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, we reported on multiple Iran-nexus threat actors advancing Iran’s strategic objectives through cyber operations. These activities included targeting internet-connected cameras, conducting destructive attacks against US and Israeli entities, and exfiltrating data from cloud environments to support broader kinetic

For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 18th May, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES Vodafone, a major international telecom, has sustained a source code leak claimed by the Lapsus$ extortion group. The company confirmed limited access to GitHub files through compromised third-party development software, while stating that […] The post 1

Key Points Introduction The Gentlemen ransomware‑as‑a‑service (RaaS) operation is a relatively new group that emerged around mid‑2025. Its operators advertise the service across multiple underground forums, promoting their ransomware platform and inviting penetration testers and other technically skilled actors to join as affiliates. In 2026, based on victims listed on the data leak site (DLS), […

For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 11th May, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES Instructure, the US education technology company behind the Canvas learning platform, has confirmed a major data breach affecting its cloud-hosted environment. Exposed data reportedly includes student and staff records and private messages, while […] The

Key Findings Ransomware in Q1 2026: Consolidation at Scale During the first quarter of 2026, we monitored more than 70 active data leak sites (DLS) that collectively listed 2,122 new victims. This figure represents a 12.2% decline from the Q4 2025 all-time record of 2,416 victims but remains the second-highest Q1 on record at 117% […] The post The State of Ransomware – Q1 2026 appeared first on Ch

For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 4th May, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES Medtronic, a global medical device maker, has disclosed a cyberattack on its corporate IT systems. An unauthorized party accessed data, while the company reported no impact on products, operations, or financial systems. Threat […] The post 4th May – Threa

Key Takeaways Background VECT Ransomware is a Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS) program that made its first appearance in December 2025 on a Russian-language cybercrime forum. After claiming their first two victims in January 2026, the group got back into the public eye due to an announcement of a partnership with TeamPCP, the actor behind several supply-chain attacks […] The post VECT: Ransomware by

For the latest discoveries in cyber research for the week of 27th April, please download our Threat Intelligence Bulletin. TOP ATTACKS AND BREACHES Vercel, a frontend cloud platform, has disclosed a security incident linked to a compromise at Context.ai, where stolen OAuth tokens enabled unauthorized access through a connected app. The company reported access to employee […] The post 27th April –