## AI Security Report 2026

[AI Security Report 2026](https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/ai-security-report-2026/)

July 14, 2026

For years, the cyber security industry tracked AI as a force multiplier: something that made existing attack techniques faster, cheaper, and ...

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### Cavern Manticore: Exposing Iran-Linked Modular C2 Framework

[Cavern Manticore: Exposing Iran-Linked Modular C2 Framework](https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/cavern-manticore-exposing-iran-linked-modular-c2-framework/)

July 6, 2026

Note: SysAid was not compromised, and no SysAid vulnerability was involved. The attacker had already gained access to the victim ...

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### Browser-Only Ransomware: From LLM Hallucinations to a Practical Attack Technique

[Browser-Only Ransomware: From LLM Hallucinations to a Practical Attack Technique](https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/browser-only-ransomware-from-llm-hallucinations-to-a-practical-attack-technique/)

July 1, 2026

Research by: Alexey Bukhteyev

Key Takeaways

AI can turn high-level malicious ideas into concrete techniques, and can ...

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### From Stars to Upvotes: Fake Reputation Fueling a Crypto Clipboard Hijacker

[From Stars to Upvotes: Fake Reputation Fueling a Crypto Clipboard Hijacker](https://research.checkpoint.com/2026/from-stars-to-upvotes-fake-reputation-fueling-a-crypto-clipboard-hijacker/)

June 17, 2026

Key Points

The threat actor uses multiple channels to promote and distribute a Rust clipboard hijacker, starting with a dedicated ...

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