### [AI in the Middle: Turning Web-Based AI Services into C2 Proxies & The Future Of AI Driven Attacks](https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/ai-in-the-middle-turning-web-based-ai-services-into-c2-proxies-the-future-of-ai-driven-attacks/)

February 17, 2026

#### Key Points

Check Point Research (CPR) has discovered that certain AI assistants that support web browsing or URL fetching can be ...

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### [VoidLink: Evidence That the Era of Advanced AI-Generated Malware Has Begun](https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/voidlink-early-ai-generated-malware-framework/)

January 20, 2026

#### Key Points

Check Point Research (CPR) believes a new era of AI-generated malware has begun. VoidLink stands as the first evidently ...

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### [Unveiling VoidLink – A Stealthy, Cloud-Native Linux Malware Framework](https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/voidlink-the-cloud-native-malware-framework/)

January 13, 2026

#### Key takeaways

VoidLink is an advanced malware framework made up of custom loaders, implants, rootkits, and modular plugins ...

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### [Inside GoBruteforcer: AI-Generated Server Defaults, Weak Passwords, and Crypto-Focused Campaigns](https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/inside-gobruteforcer-ai-generated-server-defaults-weak-passwords-and-crypto-focused-campaigns/)

January 7, 2026

#### Key takeaways

GoBruteforcer (also called GoBrut) is a modular botnet, written in Go, that brute-forces user passwords for services ...

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