Eset-Threat-Report-2026.md

ESET's H1 2026 Threat Report documents rising adversary sophistication and scale: attackers are weaponizing agentic AI skills (tens of thousands suspicious/malicious), integrating generative AI into malware (PromptSpy on Android), expanding ClickFix variants (AI-fix, CrashFix, ConsentFix) and QR-code phishing at record levels, while ransomware actors increasingly deploy EDR killers (100+ variants) and face pressures such as leaks (Gentlemen) even as ransom payments decline; the report combines technical analyses, telemetry trends, and multiple research write-ups covering APTs, vulnerabilities, and active campaigns.